Red Cliff, Wisconsin

Red Cliff, Wisconsin
Red Cliff, Wisconsin
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1572135

Red Cliff, also known as Gaa-Miskwaabikaang,^[2] is a Tribal Nation in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.^[3] 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 one mile (1.6 km) wide and 14 miles (23 km) 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 three miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Bayfield, a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.^[4]

Transportation

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community.

Bus service is provided by Miskwaabekong Transit in partnership with Bay Area Rural Transit.

Images

Legendary Waters Resort and Casino

References

^ ^a ^b "Red Cliff, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Red Cliff gets Wisconsin's first dual-language road sign". WDIO. November 3, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ Red Cliff, Wisconsin
^ ":: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Official Home Page ::". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.

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[gnis-1] "Red Cliff, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Red Cliff gets Wisconsin's first dual-language road sign". WDIO. November 3, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[3] Red Cliff, Wisconsin

[4] ":: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Official Home Page ::". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.

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v t e Chequamegon Bay
Communities	Ashland Washburn Bayfield La Pointe Red Cliff Odanah
Related Geographic Aspects	Apostle Islands Bad River Bayfield Peninsula Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Chequamegon Point Light Lake Superior Lake Superior Lowland U.S. Route 2 Wisconsin Highway 13 Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Local Native American Tribes	Bad River Red Cliff La Pointe (historical)

Cities		Ashland‡ Bayfield Washburn
Village	Mason
Towns	Barksdale Barnes Bayfield Bayview Bell Cable Clover Delta Drummond Eileen Grandview Hughes Iron River Kelly Keystone Lincoln Mason Namakagon Orienta Oulu Pilsen Port Wing Russell Tripp Washburn
CDPs	Cable Cornucopia Drummond Grand View Herbster Iron River Port Wing
Unincorporated communities	Ashland Junction Bark Point Barksdale Benoit Delta Ino Lake Owen Leonards Moquah Muskeg Namekagon Oulu Pike River Pureair Radspur Red Cliff Salmo Sand Bay Sioux Sutherland Topside Wills
Indian reservation	Red Cliff
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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