Red Cliff, also known as Gaa-Miskwaabikaang, is a Tribal Nation in the town of Russell,

Bayfield County Bayfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population is 16,220. Its county seat is Washburn. The county was created in 1845 and organized in 1850. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chipp ...

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. Red Cliff is the administrative center of the

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa () is a band of Ojibwe Native Americans. The Red Cliff Band is located on the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Red Cliff, Wisconsin, is the administrative ce ...

. The reservation population is 1353, primarily Native American.

The Red Cliff Reservation

The Red Cliff Reservation was created through a series of treaties between the U.S. Government and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Red Cliff Band), the most recent being the treaty of 1854. The reservation is approximately wide and long, located at the top of the Bayfield Peninsula, on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. The community of Red Cliff, the location of tribal offices and businesses, is north of the city of Bayfield, a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Frog Bay Tribal National Park (FBTNP) is located in Red Cliff. It is the first Tribal National Park in the United States. The original 89-acre parcel of former Red Cliff Reservation land was successfully reacquired in 2012 and a second, 86-acre private parcel was acquired in 2017. This 175-acre area comprises FBTNP and permanently protects a large tract of at-risk boreal forest, the lower estuary and mouth of Frog Creek, and restored former reservation lands back to tribal ownership.

Transportation

Wisconsin Highway 13 State Trunk Highway 13 (often called Highway 13, STH-13 or WIS 13) is a state highway running north–south across northwest and central Wisconsin. WIS 13 serves as a major north–south route connecting the communities of Wisconsin De ...

serves as a main route in the community. Bus service is provided by Miskwaabekong Transit in partnership with

Bay Area Rural Transit Bay Area Rural Transit is a public transportation system in Ashland County, Bayfield County and Price County, Wisconsin. History In 1980 a group of individuals determined to find a solution to the transportation needs of area residents, resear ...

Images

File:Legendary Waters Resort and Casino Red Cliff Wisconsin.jpg, Legendary Waters Resort and Casino

References

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Bayfield County, Wisconsin Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians {{BayfieldCountyWI-geo-stub