Isle Royale was given to the United States by the 1783 treaty with Great Britain, but the British remained in control until after the War of 1812, and the Ojibwa peoples considered the island to be their territory.
Isle Royale foi entregada aos Estados Unidos polo Tratado de 1783 tratado con Gran Bretaña, pero os británicos conservaron o control ata logo da Guerra de 1812, e os pobos Ojibwa consideraban que a illa era o seu territorio.