 The tribe had been living in an area near the Wolf River . They entered into the Treaty of Wolf River with the United States in 1854 . The United States set aside 276 @,@ 480 acres ( 111 @,@ 890 ha ) of land for a reservation in present @-@ day Menominee County , Wisconsin . In return , the tribe ceded the land in Minnesota back to the federal government . None of the previous treaties except the Treaty of Washington addressed the tribe 's retained hunting and fishing rights , but stated that the reservation was " to be held as Indian lands are held " . 
