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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Address Sault Ste. Marie MI 49783 Phone: (906) 635-6050Fax: (906) 632-6289: http://www.saulttribe.com
David K. Sprague (Chairman)
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians Dennis V. Kequom (Chief)
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Derek J. Bailey (Tribal Chairman)
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians James Williams, Jr. (Chairman)
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Jeff D. Parker (President)
Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan Ken Harrington (Chairman)
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Address Harbor Springs MI 49740 Phone: (231) 242-1401Fax: (231) 242-1412: http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Kenneth Meshigaud (Chairman)
Hannahville Indian Community Larry B. Romanelli (Ogema)
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Laura W. Spurr (Chair)
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Matt Wesaw (Chairman)
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Warren C. Swartz, Jr. (President)
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elizabeth havener says:
My paternal grandmother, Sarah Alice Miller of Spring Arbor, Michigan, was descended from Michigan Cherokees, or so she said. She certainly carries Indian facial characteristics, high cheekbones and good nose, so I find it easy to believe she is of Indian blood. Why is there no Cherokee tribe in Michigan, I wonder.
Lynn Lewis (Shagonaby) LRBOI says:
Hi Elizabeth,
Most Cherokee Nations are in the south. Perhaps you can start there.
Lynn Lewis (Shagonaby) LRBOI says:
Hi Elizabeth,
First you need to gather any documents (ie; birth certificates, death certificates, baptismal records, marriage certificates, etc.) that you have from your maternal or paternal side where the Native American lineage is coming from, then submit these documents to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) go on their website to find the forms. They will help you find your tribe. No fees, no body fluids needed.
Lynn Lewis (Shagonaby) LRBOI says:
Also Elizabeth, the Michigan/Canada area is home of what is called ‘The Three Fires’ theses include tribes: Ottawa or ‘Ojibwa,’ Chippewa, and the Pottawatomi tribes.
Lynn Lewis (Shagonaby) LRBOI says:
Also Elizabeth, the Michigan/Canada area is home of what is called ‘The Three Fires’ theses include tribes: Ottawa or ‘Ojibwa,’ Chippewa, and the Potawatomi tribes.
Julie Willis says:
Looking for info on Charles Foster. Was supposedly born in 1877 in Bay City, MI. Family oral history is that he was half French and half Cree. No info in any Bay City area towns.
Lynn Lewis (Shagonaby) LRBOI says:
Hi Julie,
First you need to gather any documents (ie; birth certificates, death certificates, baptismal records, marriage certificates, etc.) that you have from your maternal or paternal side where the Native American lineage is coming from, then submit these documents to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) go on their website to find the forms. They will help you find your tribe. No fees, no body fluids needed.