History
Originally located along the lower-courses of the St. Louis River where the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin now stand, the Wayekwaa-gichigamiing controlled the river access to the both the St. Louis River and the Nemadji River, both a major trade-route during the Fur trade. In the same area is Spirit Island of the "Sixth Stopping Place", one of the former seven Anishinaabe administrative centers.
The Fond du Lac Band's regional economic influence helped establish the American Fur Company's trading post in what now is the Fond du Lac neighbourhood of Duluth. Two different Treaties of Fond du Lac were hosted by the Fond du Lac Band.
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