Captioning First Nations Languages in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s 12 tribal nations include three Indigenous language families:

  • Algonquian (Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Menominee, Mohican, Munsee, Mohegan)
  • Iroquoian (Oneida)
  • Siouan (Ho-Chunk)

Ojibwe (Algonquian) is spoken by the 6 Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, making it the most common First Nations language in Wisconsin.

Ojibwe (Ojibwa) has an ISO 639-1 language tag (oj) and an ISO 639-2 language tag (oj).

TribeLanguageLanguage Family
Bad River Band of Lake Superior ChippewaOjibweAlgonquian
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior ChippewaOjibweAlgonquian
ac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior ChippewaOjibweAlgonquian
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior ChippewaOjibweAlgonquian
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)OjibweAlgonquian
Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior ChippewaOjibweAlgonquian
Forest County PotawatomiPotawatomiAlgonquian
Menominee Indian TribeMenomineeAlgonquian
Stockbridge-MunseeMohican, MunseeAlgonquian
Brothertown NationMoheganAlgonquian
Oneida NationOneidaIroquoian
Ho-Chunk NationHo-ChunkSiouan

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