Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (or the Gete-gitigaaning in the Anishinaabe language) is a federally recognized band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, many of whom reside on the Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation, located near Watersmeet, Michigan.

The other nine bands of Lake Superior Chippewa resided in what became organized as Wisconsin and Minnesota under the United States rule.

Together with the formerly independent L'Anse and Ontonogon bands, they were classified as members of the newly named Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.

Beginning then and for nearly 20 years, the Band worked to regain independent federal recognition as a self-governing group.

3697) that officially recognized the Band as a separate and distinct tribe apart from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.

It was formed in 1966 to represent tribes in Michigan, share management resources, and gain funding through joint programs.

As part of the management plan of the Ottawa National Forest, which occupies land near them, the tribe wants to identify and preserve the historically significant trail.