Strawberry Island (Lac du Flambeau)

Strawberry Island
Ojibwe: Odemin-minis
Strawberry Island
Location of Strawberry Island within Wisconsin
Geography
LocationFlambeau Lake
Coordinates45°57′58.9″N 89°55′12″W / 45.966361°N 89.92000°W / 45.966361; -89.92000
Area26.5 acres (10.7 ha)
Administration
United States
StateWisconsin
OwnerLac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Strawberry Island Site
NRHP reference No.78000340
Added to NRHP1978

Strawberry Island (Ojibwe: Odemin-minis) is an uninhabited island on Flambeau Lake, on the reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe: Waaswaaganing) in northern Wisconsin. The island is considered sacred by the local Chippewa people. In 1910 the island was sold to a non-native family, and in subsequent decades was the subject of an ownership dispute and controversy over potential development. In 2013 it was repurchased by the Lac du Flambeau tribe.