Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government

Aanii Kina Gwaya...Welcome Everyone to the official governmental website for the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, Michigan.

The Little River Ottawa descend from members of certain Grand River Ottawa Bands who lived in villages located on the Manistee River, Pere Marquette River, and at several villages on the Grand River system in Michigan. As a result of historic circumstances, only that portion of the Grand River Ottawa people now known as the Little River Band of Ottawa, had its status as a federally recognized Indian tribe reaffirmed and restored by the United States in 1994. Other Grand River Ottawa people continue to pursue reaffirmation of their tribal status with the federal government. Our ancestors signed four treaties with the United States that recognized our original territories and our status as a sovereign nation. Two of those treaties, the 1836 Treaty of Washington and the 1855 Treaty of Detroit, created land reservations, which continue to be under the jurisdiction of our Tribe as indicated in Article I of our Tribal Constitution.

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Read about the significance of the moose antler.

Read more about the history of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.

Announcements

Black Bear and Elk Permit Drawing

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Clinic Update

Dr. Francisco De Guia will be the clinic services physician beginning Monday, June 22, 2009. Please bear with the staff through this transition time; we will be working patients in to see the physician gradually over the next 5-10 days. Call the clinic offices at 231-398-6630 for further information. If you are in need of prescription renewals (no longer have refills available on a current maintenance medication) call the clinic offices beginning 6/22/09 and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. If you have an existing prescription with refills please call CHS/EHAP for pre-approval authorization as we will honor those refill related costs (with proper pre-approval) for eligible for services status CHS/EHAP beneficiaries. As always, if you have questions or concerns, please call our main office line at 231-723-8299 or 888-382-8299.

Message from the Ogema

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Elder's Breakfast Notice