Communities
White Earth Reservation has many settlements located within its borders. Among those which are predominantly non Indian, are Mahnomen which is the largest settlement on the Reservation; Waubun which is now about predominantly Native American when including the mixed blood population; Ogema which is another settlement which is now about predominantly Native American when including the mixed blood population; and Callaway which is now about predominantly Native American when including the mixed blood population. Predominantly Indian settlements include Elbow Lake; Naytahwaush which is the largest Indian community on the Reservation; Pine Point; Rice Lake; Twin Lakes; and White Earth which is the second largest Indian settlement on the Reservation.
Other tiny settlements which are probably predominantly Native American include Mahkonce which is very rural; Maple Grove Township; Pine Bend which is a tiny settlement; Roy Lake which is a popular tourist and vacation destination; and the region around Strawberry Lake which is also popular with vacationers. The total citizenship of the White Earth Reservation is near 25,000. Most, however, live off-Reservation. Many are Dakota. They have been forced by the whites to lose their Dakota nationality.
- Bejou
- Callaway
- Elbow Lake
- Mahnomen
- Naytahwaush
- Ogema
- Pine Bend, Minnesota
- Pine Point
- Rice Lake
- Twin Lakes, Minnesota
- Waubun
- White Earth
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