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Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians
Organization in Michigan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians is a nonprofit organization and an unrecognized tribe. Located in Michigan, the Mackinac Band identifies as descendants of Bands 11-17 of Ojibwe and Odawa.
The organization is headquartered in St. Ignace,[1] Mackinac County and has around 4,000 members.[citation needed] Today most members live in the Mackinac, Chippewa, Emmet, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle counties. However, many members are also located throughout the state of Michigan and the United States.
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Status
The Mackinac Band is neither a federally recognized tribe[2] nor a state-recognized tribe.[3][4]
John Causley, Jr. sent a letter of intent to petition the federal government for recognition of the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in 1998;[5] however, the organization has not followed through with petition for recognition.[6][7]
Nonprofit
The Mackinac Bands Of Chippewa And Ottawa Indians Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization in Saint Ignace, Michigan.[1] They incorporated in 2023, and their registered agent is Lisa Powers.[1]
History
The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa comprise Units 11 through 17 of the former Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, a confederation formed in 1948 to politically address the needs of the Anishinaabe peoples in Michigan.[citation needed]
The Mackinac Bands claims status as a successor apparent to the signatory tribe of the Treaty of Washington (1836) and Treaty of Washington (1855) with the United States of America.[citation needed]
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Michigan Indian Legal Services listed the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians as a state historic tribe in 2012 and 2016.[8]
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