The Great Lakes Agency was established in 1894 at La Pointe on Madeline Island in the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior -- the largest freshwater lake in the world. In 1943 the Agency was moved to Ashland, Wisconsin, on the southern shore of the Chequamegon Bay. Until the mid-1970s the Agency provided direct services to all the tribes located in the states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Today, the Agency continues to serve as the office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) from which the responsibilities to the federally recognized tribes of Wisconsin are carried out. The Agency has primary responsibility for the government-to-government relationship for ten of the eleven federally recognized tribes in the State of Wisconsin that include six Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee.
Contact UsMailing/Physical Address: Bureau of Indian Affairs Great Lakes Agency 916 West Lakeshore Drive Ashland, Wisconsin 54806
Telephone: (715) 682-4527 Telefax: (715) 682-8897
Diane Baker
Superintendent
The following programs and services are provided by the Great Lakes Agency:Branch of Real Estate ServicesRealty Officer, Vacant
- Fee-to-Trust
- Trust-to-Trust
- Rights-of-Way
- Leasing
Branch of Forestry and Fire ManagementSupervisory Forester, Eric Oliphant
- Timber Sales
- Timber Development
- Timber Inventory
- Fire Management
Forestry Field Offices are also located at Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe and Shawano Wisconsin.
Branch of ProbateSupervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, Dena Ness
- Estate Services
Branch of AdministrationAdministrative Officer, Scot Cameron
- Support Services
- Self-Determination
- Tribal Operations
- Facilities
Branch of Natural ResourcesBranch Chief, Vacant
- National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
Contact Information: Bad River Tribal Council Post Office Box 39 Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 Phone Number (715) 682-7111
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin
Contact Information: Forest County Potawatomi Community Post Office Box 340 Crandon, Wisconsin 54520 Phone Number (715) 478-7200
Ho-Chunk Nation of WisconsinHo-Chunk Nation W9814 Airport Road Post Office Box 667 Black River Falls, Wisconsin 54615 Phone Number (715) 284-9343
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WisconsinLac Courte Oreilles Governing Board 13394 W. Trepania Road Building 1 Hayward, Wisconsin 54834 Phone Number (715) 634-8934
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of WisconsinLac du Flambeau Tribal Council Post Office Box 67 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin 54538 Phone Number (715) 588-3303
Oneida Nation (previously listed as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin)Oneida Business Committee Post Office Box 365 Oneida, Wisconsin 54155 Phone Number (920) 869-2214
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WisconsinRed Cliff Tribal Council 88455 Pike Road Bayfield, Wisconsin 54814 Phone Number (715) 779-3700
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, WisconsinSokaogon Chippewa Community 3051 Sand Lake Road Crandon, Wisconsin 54520 Phone Number (715) 478-7500
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of WisconsinSt. Croix Tribal Council 24663 Angeline Avenue Webster, Wisconsin 54893 Phone Number (715) 349-2195
Stockbridge Munsee Community, WisconsinStockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council N8476 Moheconnuck Road Bowler, Wisconsin 54416 Phone Number (715) 793-4111