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The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBBOI, Ojibwe: Waganakising Odawa) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Odawa.A large percentage of the more than 4,000 tribal members continue to reside within the tribe's traditional homelands on the northwestern shores of the state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Apr. 15—BAY CITY — A woman who admitted to stabbing and killing a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians has been sentenced to nearly 21 years in prison by a federal judge ...
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Only 20 members showed up, making them realize the need to organize. Traveling throughout the state to document descendants of Odawa listed on the Durant Roll (1907–1910), they identified 3,000 American Indians who might be eligible to pursue claims against the U. S. government. [8]
Oct. 24—TRAVERSE CITY — The first language in the state of Michigan is Anishinaabemowin (also known as the Ojibwe/Ojibwa language, Ojiwbemowin). In fact, the word Michigan derives from ...
Harbor Springs, a settlement on the bay, originated as L'arbre de Croche, (Crooked Tree) a French Jesuit mission village to serve the Odawa people bands in the area. After the British took over the territory, the village was renamed in English. The federally recognized Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians have their headquarters here ...
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 only tribe in the United States that is Odawa are the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians; the rest are considered Ottawa. Their neighbors applied the "Trader" name to the Odawa because in early traditional times, and also during the early European contact period, they were noted as intertribal traders and barterers. [ 6 ]