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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

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"Where the water stops"

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (FDL) is a federally recognized, sovereign Ojibwe tribal government located west-adjacent to Cloquet and 15 miles west of Duluth.

Website

Newspaper

Headquarters

Tribal Government Center

  • 1720 Big Lake Rd
    Cloquet, MN 55720
  • 218-879-4593

Government structure

  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
  • Five elected council members
    • Chairperson
    • Secretary/Treasurer
    • Three District Representatives
  • Staggered elections held even years, second Tuesday in June, four year terms

Council

  • Chairman:Bruce Savage
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Robert A. Abramowski
  • District 1 Representative: Wally Dupuis
  • District 2 Representative: Brad Blacketter
  • District 3 Representative:Earl Otis

Geography and demography

  • Size: 101,304 acres
  • Citizenship: 4,200+ enrolled members
  • Counties: Carlton, St. Louis
  • Government headquarters: Cloquet

Communities

  • Brookston, municipal: Brookston Community Center
  • Cloquet, municipal: Tribal Government Center, FDL Reservation Cultural Center & Museum, FDL Tribal Community College, FDL Gas & Grocery, Cloquet Carlton County Airport, Min-No-Aya-Win Health Clinic, FDL Head Start, K-12 Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, FDL Propane Company FDL Sand & Gravel, FDL Transit, Northwoods Radio Group, Aaniin Fiber Services
  • Sawyer, non-municipal: Black Bear Casino and Hotel, Black Bear Golf Course, Sawyer Community Center, Mash-Ka-Wisen (residential chemical dependency facility)

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