Physical GeographyLocation: Red Lake Reservation in Red Lake, MNRelative location: west of Red Lake between Kelliher, MN and Baudette, MN. It is Minnesota's northern swamp and forest land. But for the most part the reservation is in the worst part of the swamp.

Physical Geography The landform for The Red Lake Reservation is the same as here… sorta it is a very swampy land mainly forest with a big lake (full of fish) like the picture in the background Water use in Red Lake. Fishing (best sport known to man), activities businesses ect.

Physical GeographyMovement. kinda scattered but a band was pushed out of the area by anotherSioux out and Ojibwa in

Physical GeographyThere is a dam, bridges, landings and numerous building that are handmade

ClimateThe environment is peaceful fairly level swampy land with a large lake

full of tamarack, pine,

EcosystemThe Red Lake reservation’s ecosystem mainly revolves around the Red Lake (if you cant figure that out) so they have a wet area with wildlife ranging raccoons and deer to wolves and moose

Effects on the AreaObviously the fact that humans inhabiting the land affect it but it hasn’t gotten too bad because if it since the founding of your buddy the DNR

Human InterationHunting Conservation FishingTrapping PoachingPollution

Culture ● 1850 two roman catholic priests established a mission on the red lake bands ● catholic nuns from the benedictine monastery in St. Joseph founded the St. Mary’s mission at Red Lake● They organized a boarding school at the mission to serve Ojibwe girls and taught them english and christianity ● over time residents adopted Roman Catholicism, many stayed with Ojibwe rituals and traditions, including funeral and

mourning practices.● This reservation belongs to the Red Lake Band of the Chippewa

In the industry's heyday, commercial fishing was done with gill nets. Fishermen would use huge nets to scoop walleye out of Red Lake, hundreds of pounds at a time. The fish processing plant in Redby was supplied mostly by gill-netters who made their living at fishing.That's all changed now. Tribal members are restricted to catching fish one at a time, by hook and line only