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Key to Regions

Throughout the Ojibwe People's Dictionary, region codes mark an origin community for each audio and for forms of words that are specific to certain communities. Because the Ojibwe People's Dictionary encompasses several dialects and many Ojibwe communities, the region codes are a guide to determining pronunciation and usage within a specific community. 

Region ID  | Region Name  | Description

BR  | Bad River  | Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe in Wisconsin. For more information, see: http://www.badriver-nsn.gov/ and http://www.glitc.org/tribes/badriver.

BF  | Bois Forte  | Bois Forte Band of Chippewa in Minnesota. For more information see:  http://www.boisforte.com/index.htm and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_boisforte.html.

BL  | Eastern Canadian Border Lakes |  

FL  | Fond du Lac  | Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota. For more information, see: http://www.fdlrez.com/ and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_fonddulac.html.

LCO | Lac Courte Oreilles |   Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin. For more information, see: http://www.lco-nsn.gov and http://www.glitc.org/tribes/laccourte.

LLC | Lac la Croix  |  Lac la Croix First Nation in Ontario. For more information see: http://llcfn.ca/.

LL | Leech Lake |   Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. For more information, see: http://www.llojibwe.com/ and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_leechlake.html.

ML | Mille Lacs  |  Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota. For more information, see: http://millelacsband.com/ and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_millelacs.html.

NI | Nigigoonsiminikaaning |   Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation near Redgut, Ontario. For more information, see: http://nigigoonsiminikaaning.ca/.

C | Northern Central Minnesota  |  Includes central southern Leech Lake.

N  | Northern Minnesota  | Includes north Red Lake (Ponemah), Border Lakes, Bois Forte, and northern Leech Lake.

RC | Red Cliff  |  Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin. For more information, see:  http://redcliff-nsn.gov/ and http://www.glitc.org/pages/rcblsc.html.

RL | Red Lake (Ponemah)  |  Red Lake Nation (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians) in Minnesota. For more information, see: http://www.redlakenation.org/ and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_redlake.html.

SC | Saint Croix  |  Saint Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. For more information, see: http://www.stcciw.com/ and http://www.glitc.org/pages/scc.html.

S   | Southern Central Region | Includes southern Mille Lacs and St. Croix.

WE | White Earth  |  White Earth Nation in Minnesota. For more information, see: https://whiteearth.com/  and http://www.indianaffairs.state.mn.us/tribes_whiteearth.html.