Sokaogon Chippewa Community by Abigail Determan https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt The Sokaogon Chippewa Community is in Mole Lake, Wisconsin en-us 2023-06-09 17:36:39 UTC 2023-06-09 19:14:17 UTC hello@padlet.com The people of Sokaogon abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619514482 Family clans migrated from eastern Canada to Madeline Island a thousand years ago, led by a vision that their journey would end in a land where the "food grows on water" Manoomin or wild rice. Sokaogon means "Post in Lake" people because of a spiritual significance of a post, possibly the remains of a petrified tree that stood nearby Post Lake. They are also known as the lost tribe because of the legal title to the 12 square mile reservation from the treaty of 1854 was lost on a shipwreck on Lake Superior. ]]> 2023-06-09 17:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619514482 Location of the tribe abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619518187 2023-06-09 17:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619518187 Strawberry Moon Powwow abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619523065 The Strawberry Moon Powwow is important to the Sokaogon Community because there is a deep connection between everyone. In the article "Indigenous talk looks at cultural importance of the Strawberry Moon" the author Evan Saunders explains that "The Strawberry Moon reminds us 'nobody exists in a vacuum. We’re all connected together especially when we’re able to chat and share something'”. (Saunders, 2021). Meaning that there is connection to everyone and who they are, and that they can meet together and talk about it. ]]> 2023-06-09 17:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619523065 Population of the tribe abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619525075 Population breakdown of the tribe is as follows:
17 and under = 348
  • Ages 18 - 64 = 967
  • 65 and older = 62
  • The total number of enrolled members residing on the reservation is 468
  • 500 tribal members live on the reservation with an additional 1,000 members live off the reservation.
]]> 2023-06-09 18:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619525075 How many acres are there of land on the reservation? abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619527508 The Mole Lake Reservation totals to about 4,904 acres. 
The reservation alone has 1,930 acres (partially because of the 1934 Reorganization Act) 
Trust Land has 1,320 acres 
Free Land has 172 acres 
Free Land (NMC Purchase) has about 1,482 acres ]]> 2023-06-09 18:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619527508 Battle and Treaties with the tribe abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619531251 Battle of Mole Lake (1806): conflict with the Sioux tribe, which resulted where the marker is on Highway 55, to mark the battleground where more than 500 warriors were slain in fierce hand-to-hand battle.
Treaty of 1854: Lost in a shipwreck 
1934 Reorganization Act: 1,745 acres of land was purchased on the Mole Lake Reservation 

]]> 2023-06-09 18:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619531251 Trust Land, Free Land, and Free Land (NMC Purchase) abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619539332 Trust Land: legal entity that involves a property owner, a trustee, and a beneficiary
Free Land: the earth is to be conceived as a globe on which there is no import or export of goods.
Free Land (NMC Purchase): Have to make a filing fee on free land, and then more fees on how long they are on the land. ]]> 2023-06-09 18:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619539332 abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619542889
History – Sokaogon Chippewa Community. (n.d.). https://sokaogonchippewa.com/about-us/history/

Wisconsin State Tribal Initiative. (n.d.). http://witribes.wi.gov/

Sokaogon Chippewa Community. (2018, September 20). Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. https://dpi.wi.gov/amind/tribalnationswi/sokaogon

Indigenous talk looks at cultural importance of the Strawberry Moon. (2021). thestar.com. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/06/17/indigenous-talk-looks-at-cultural-importance-of-the-strawberry-moon.html

]]> 2023-06-09 18:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619542889 The Importance of Rice in their Culture abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619545674 This video talks about the importance of rice with the Sakogon Community. In the beginning of the video, Fred Ackely Jr. says some words that help him harvest the land for rice. He also has been rice harvesting for over 65 years. He talks about the tradition of rice harvesting, how his mom has been teaching him ever since he was a little boy, and how that brings prayer and survival to the community. ]]> 2023-06-09 18:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619545674 How were they able to receive sovereignty? abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619548051 According to tribal history, tribal members were promised the land by a treaty signed by President Franklin Pierce. The agent, who was to confirm the treaty and secure the land for them, drowned on his return trip from Washington. The Tribe, under the leadership of Chief Willard Ackley, finally and after a long struggle, received federal recognition and reservation status in 1937 (Sokaogon Chippewa Community Website, 2018). ]]> 2023-06-09 18:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619548051 Tribal Government abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619553921 The Sokaogon Chippewa Community is governed by a six member council.
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    The council meets monthly or as required
  • Decision making is by majority rule
  • Elections are held annually for council members not holding officer positions
  • Officer elections are held every two years
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community is a sovereign nation chartered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federally recognized as a Native American Tribe/Nation, and operates under a ratified constitution.
(Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2023)
]]> 2023-06-09 19:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619553921 Tribal Services (2021-Now) abbers2021 https://padlet.com/abbers2021/obgzd78r85za70tt/wish/2619555208 Tribal Services
Law Enforcement
  • The Sokaogon Chippewa Community has an agreement with the Forest County Sheriff to provide law enforcement services
Court System
  • Four Judges
  • One Prosecutor
  • One Attorney
  • One Clerk of Courts
  • One Guardian ad Litem
(Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2021) 
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