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Forest County Potawatomi Reservation (Indian reservation (Native American reservation)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 32 57 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.5490 decimal degrees |
| Long: 088 49 50 W degrees minutes |
Long: -88.8300 decimal degrees |
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Note: This is a federally-recognized reservation stewarded by the Forest County Potawatomi Community. The reservation spans approximately 12,000 acres located primarily in Forest County, Wisconsin; a smaller portion of the reservation's land-base is also spread between Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, and Oconto Counties, Wisconsin. After being officially recognized as a federally-designated Tribe, the Forest County Potawatomi Community made its initial land purchases for a reservation through Acts of Congress dated June 12, 1913 and June 30, 1913. |
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| Forest County Potawatomi Reservation (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Potawatomi Reservation (C,V,English,U)
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| Forest County Potawatomi Community (C,V,English,U)
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| Potawatomi Indian Reservation (C,V,English,U,N)
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Forest (county) (P) |
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Oconto (county) (P) |
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| Indian reservation (Native American reservation) (preferred, C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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