La Pointe Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
La Pointe Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe: Mooningwanekaaning Gichigamiwininiwag, "The Lake Superior Men at the Place Abundant with the Yellow Flickers") are a historical Ojibwa band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, located about what now is Madeline Island, Wisconsin. Their political successors apparent are:
- Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians - descendants of the Traditional La Pointe Band
- Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - descendants of the Christian La Pointe Band
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