Reservation
Lac Courte Oreilles is a land which is almost entirely covered by a forest and several lakes. To the northeast and east of Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, is Chequamegon National Forest which was established in 1933. White lumber companies had cleared the land of the trees and the Civilan Conservation Corps planted new trees starting in the 1930s. Today, both the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and Chequamegon National Forest, are recovering from the onslaught brought on by the lumber companies. Of the lakes that are in the borders of Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation or border the Reservation, are Ashegon Lake, Blueberry Lake, Chief Lake, Cristner Lake, Devils Lake, Green Lake, Grindstone Lake, Gurno Lake, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lake Chippewa, Little Round Lake, Little Lac Courte Oreilles, Pokegama Lake, Rice Lake, Scott Lake, Squaw Lake, Spring Lake, Summit Lake, and Tyner Lake. Within the Reservations borders is the Grindstone Creek State Wildlife Management Area. Wild Rice grows on many of the waterways on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and is exploited by the citizens of the Reservation.
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“Music is so much a part of their daily lives that if an Indian visits another reservation one of the first questions asked on his return is: “What new songs did you learn?””
—Federal Writers’ Project Of The Wor, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)