It is about 225 miles (362 km) from Minneapolis–Saint Paul and roughly 65 miles (105 km) from Fargo–Moorhead. The White Earth Indian Reservation is one of six bands that make up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, their governing body for major administrative needs. The population was 9,726 as of the 2020 census, including off-reservation trust land. The reservation's land area is 1,093 sq mi (2,831 km²). The reservation includes all of Mahnomen County, plus parts of Becker and Clearwater counties in the northwest part of the state along the Wild Rice and White Earth rivers. It is the largest Indian reservation in the state by land area. The White Earth Band, located in northwestern Minnesota. 'Where there is an abundance of white clay') is the home to The White Earth Indian Reservation ( Ojibwe: Gaa-waabaabiganikaag, lit. The location of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota
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