- Location:
The reservation is located in northwest Wisconsin, mostly in Sawyer County, and is about halfway between Milwaukee and the U.S.-Canadian border. It is also about 11 miles southeast of Hayward, the county seat of Sawyer County.
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Size:
The reservation is 76,465 acres, with about 10,500 acres of lakes.
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Land ownership:
The land is divided into tribally owned, individually allotted, and fee land. The reservation also has trust land in Burnett and Washburn counties.
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History:
The reservation was established in 1854 by the second Treaty of La Pointe. The name comes from the lake on the eastern border, which was called Lac Courte Oreilles by French fur traders in the 1800s.
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Population:
As of 2020, the reservation had a population of 2,968 people. The most populated community is Little Round Lake.
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Subsistence:
The people of the reservation continue to practice traditional subsistence by hunting, fishing, and gathering.
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Language:Ojibwe language is taught at the reservation by teachers who are knowledgeable in the language and culture.
