Menominee Tribe

The Menominee Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Wisconsin.

Ancestral homeland: near Lake Michigan, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Brief Timeline
1634: Jean Nicolet, French made contact with the Menominee

1775: Some fought agains the American in the Revolutionary War

1812: War of 1812; Some fought against the Americans

1854: gave up lands except for a reservation on Wolf River in north-central Wisconsin

1961: The tribe was termiated; due to the federal Indian policy of Termination

1972: Menomiee Restoration Act restored tribe

Tribal Headquarters
Menominee Indian Tribe P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135-0910 Phone: 715.799.5100 Fax: 715.799.3373

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Newspaper


 * Menominee Nation News

Vital Records


 * Keshena Agency (M595) Births and Deaths 1924-1932 FHL Film: 576894

Important Web Sites

 * Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Constitution Bylaws
 * The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Official Website
 * Menominee Tribe Wikipedia