Eleven Tribal Flags Federally Recognized within Minnesota

The Flags of the 11 Federally recognized Tribes
within Minnesota have been provided
to each school site by American Indian
Education Department to be used for teachings
and displayed for representation of the first peoples
of this land. These flags will also be represented
every year at graduations and large district
gatherings as recognition of the history
and first people of this land.
For questions, please reach out to the
MPS American Indian Education Department.
indianed.mpls....
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community (www.shakopeeda...)
The Shakopee-Mdewakanton Reservation is located entirely within the city limits of Prior Lake, in Scott County, Minnesota. The reservation was known as the Prior Lake Reservation until its reorganization under the Indian Reorganization Act on November 28, 1969. The tribal headquarters is in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Upper Sioux Community (www.uppersiouxc...)
The land called Pejuhutazzi Kapi (the place where they dig for yellow medicine) has been the homeland of the Dakota Oyate (Nation), for thousands of years. The Upper Sioux Community is located in Yellow Medicine County.
Lower Sioux Indian Community (lowersioux.com/)
The Lower Sioux Indian Community is located on the south side of the Minnesota River at the site of the U.S. Indian Agency and the Bishop Whipple Mission, a part of the original reservation established in the 1851 Treaty. It is in Redwood County, two miles south of Morton and six miles east of Redwood Falls.
Prairie Island Indian Community (prairieisland.org)
Prairie Island Indian Community is located in southeastern Minnesota, north of Red Wing, between Highway 61 and the Mississippi River. The people of Prairie Island are Mdewakanton Dakota and have lived on Prairie Island for countless generations.
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. (boisforte.com/)
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa is located in northern Minnesota, approximately sixty miles south and west of International Falls, MN.
Fond Du Lac Reservation (www.fdlrez.com/)
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation lies in Northeastern Minnesota adjacent to the city of Cloquet, MN, approximately 20 miles west of Duluth, MN. The Fond du Lac Reservation, established by the LaPointe Treaty of 1854, is one of six Reservations inhabited by members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
Gichi-Onigaming / Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
(mn.gov/indiana...)
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in Cook County in the extreme northeast corner of Minnesota, approximately 150 miles from Duluth. It is bordered on the north by Canada, on the south and east by Lake Superior and on the west by Grand Portage State Forest.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (www.llojibwe.org/)
The Leech Lake Reservation, located in the forests of north-central Minnesota, offers an oasis of natural beauty. Towering pines fringe the reservations many lakes, two of which are among the largest in the state.
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (millelacsband....)
A sovereign, federally recognized American Indian tribal government whose members have lived for many generations in the east-central Minnesota region. Our homelands are comprised of three Districts throughout East Central Minnesota, from our 1855 Mille Lacs Reservation east to the St. Croix River and north to Rice Lake and Sandy Lake.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (www.redlakenat...)
The Red Lake Reservation is comprised of more than 840,000 acres of land and water across nine northern Minnesota counties. The reservation encompasses Lower Red Lake and a major portion of Upper Red Lake. Lower Red Lake is the largest Minnesota lake fully within its borders.
White Earth Reservation (whiteearth.com...)
The White Earth Reservation is located in the northwestern Minnesota counties of Mahnomen, Becker, and Clearwater. The reservation is located 68 miles from Fargo and 225 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Tribal headquarters are in White Earth, Minnesota.