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The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians is a native american tribe who are direct blood descendants of Bands 11-17 of Ojibwe and Odawa descent. The tribe is based in the state of Michigan. The organization is headquartered in St. Ignace, Mackinac County and has around 4,000 members.
The Treaty of Detroit of 1855 was a treaty between the United States Government and the Ottawa and Chippewa Nations of Indians of Michigan. The treaty contained provisions to allot individual tracts of land to Native people consisting of 40-acre (16 ha) plots for single individuals and 80-acre (32 ha) plots for families, outlined specific tracts which were assigned to the various bands and ...
Agatha de LaVigne Biddle (c. 1797–1873) was a woman of Odawa and French heritage, who primarily identified with her Odawa kin. [1] She resided on Mackinac Island during the fur trade era and after. [1]
Mackinac County is home to the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, a Native American state recognized tribe located in St. Ignace. An 1835 Map Of Michigan shows the County of Michilimackinac encompassing the Upper Peninsula and the entirety of Northern Michigan , as well as the " Township of Michilimackinac ".
Mackinac Island (/ ˈ m æ k ə n ɔː / MAK-ə-naw, locally / ˈ m æ k ə n ə / MAK-ə-nə; French: Île Mackinac; Ojibwe: Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; Ottawa: Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles (11.3 km 2) in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, a state-recognized tribe, is based in St. Ignace. It also has bands in several other counties in the region. With an enrolled membership of 4,000 in this area and state recognition, it has been seeking federal recognition since 1998.
There is also a significant and historic relation with Garden River First Nation, also known as Ketegaunseebee (Gitigaan-ziibi Anishinaabe in the Ojibwe language), an Ojibwa band located at Garden River 14 near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Several thousand Mackinac Band members continue to work to gain independent federal recognition.
After further research the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians is listed as a "state historic tribe" as recent as 2015 in Michigan's State Plan for Fiscal Years 2015-2016. If you search there are numerous state documents attesting to the Mackinac Bands' status as a "state historic tribe".