Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag Anishinaabeg

The Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag Anishinaabeg, or Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, is a Native American nation located in Rolette, North Dakota. The Turtle Mountain Band received federal recognition and a reservation by Executive Orders in 1882. However, the U.S. considered them Canadien due to their Mètis population. Dispossessed of ten million acres of land, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa fought to reclaim this land. The Act of 1904 granted the Turtle Mountain Band one million dollars, and is colloquially referred to as the “Ten Cent Treaty.” The Burke Act of 1906, allotted their small reservation, and the need for more land scattered the nation across North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. During the 1920s the displaced members returned to the reservation. They rejected the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 and avoided termination in the 1950s. Currently, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians owns approximately 77,000 acres of land and the Sky Dancer Casino.

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