White Earth Nation

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe, also known as the White Earth Nation or Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, is a Native American Tribe located in northwestern Minnesota. The tribe's land-based home is the White Earth Indian Reservation. Historically, the Tribe was formed from the unification of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) bands displaced from northern part of the state, viz:

• Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
• Removable Mille Lacs Indians
• Rabbit Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
• Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa

The Tribe's reservation was formed in 1868 after a treaty was arranged between the Mississippi Chippewa Bands and United States the year before. After the creation of the White Earth Indian Reservation, Native Americans of Otter Tail Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians and Wild Rice River Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians eventually came to settle along side the Mississippi Chippewa. Up until the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the six historical component Anishinaabe Bands acted independent of each other; with the reorganization, the six historical component Bands unified themselves to form the contemporary Tribe.

Famous White Earth members

• Gerald Vizenor
• Winona LaDuke
• Loriene Roy