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Mackinac Bands Of Chippewa And Ottawa Indians Inc.[1]
TypeNonprofit,[1] unrecognized tribe
EIN 38-3460087[1]
Purposehistorical organization[1]
Location
Official language
English
Key people
Lisa Powers[1]
Main organ
Noodagan News
Websitewww.mackinacband.com

The Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians a nonprofit organization and 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 Mackinac, Chippewa, Emmet, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle counties, however many members are also located throughout the state of Michigan and the United States.

Status

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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

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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

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A tipi with Mackinac Bands' flag

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mackinac Bands Of Chippewa And Ottawa Indians Inc". EIN Tax Id. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ^ Indian Affairs Bureau (8 January 2024). "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Federal Register. 89 FR 944: 944–48. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Federal Funding for Non-Federally Recognized Tribes" (PDF). Government Accountability Office. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. ^ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "List of Petitioners by State" (PDF). Indian Affairs. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs. 12 November 2013. p. 30. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Petitions Resolved". Indian Affairs. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Petitions in Process as of Wed May 7, 2025". Indian Affairs. U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  8. ^ Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. (14 December 2016). "Michigan Indian Directory" (PDF). Michigan Department of Civil Rights. p. 6. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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