Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Flag of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.
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| Total population | |
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| Enrolled members: 4,232 in July 2015 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Michigan) |
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| Languages | |
| English, Ojibwe (Ottawa dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Potawatomi, Ojibwe |
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Odawa people in the United States. It is based in Manistee and Mason counties in northwest Michigan. It was recognized on September 21, 1994.
It is one of three federally recognized tribes of Odawa people in Michigan. The others are the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Other bands with federal status include the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma and several First Nations in Ontario, Canada. They historically spoke the Odawa language, a dialect of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), but use of this language has declined.
This area around the Manistee River was long occupied by bands of Ottawa and Chippewa (Ojibwe) before European colonization. French fur traders visited the villages during the historic period.
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is one of 567 federally recognized tribes of Native Americans in the United States. On September 21, 1994, the tribal status of the Little River Band (along with that of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians) was reaffirmed by the federal government when President Bill Clinton signed Senate Bill 1357 into law.
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