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History Of The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians:

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History Of The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians:

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- In 1836 the tribe’s reservation was located on the Manistee River, in large part, to provide the Bands with a permanent home which gave them access to important hunting and trapping territories on the Manistee River system.
- On September 21, 1994 the federal government recognized the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as a sovereign nation. Today, Little River Casino Resort continues to be one of the tribe’s primary sources of revenue to support the preservation of its culture and traditional practices.

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- The Little River Band operates its own constitutional government; it has three parts: executive, legislative and judicial. The Band holds regular elections for a nine-member legislative council and an Ogemakaan (Elected Chief). There is a separate but equal elected judicial branch.

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- The tribe is located on the Manistee River, Pere Marquette River, and at several villages on the Grand River system in Michigan.
- Employment opportunities can vary from various tribal government positions, to employment at the Little River Casino Resort.
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Their current job posting directly off the Little Band website are as follows:
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Department of Public Safety

Road Patrol Officer

Enrollment

Administrative Assistant II

Family Services

Mental Health Counselor – Be da Bin Behavioral Health

Teacher’s Aide – Next Generation Learning Center (NGLC)

Victim Advocate

Health Services

Clinic Lab Supervisor

Clinic Psychologist

Medical Assistant (Psych.)

Housing

Maintenance Technician

IT Department

IT Technician

Maintenance

EVS Technician

Maintenance Technician

Next Generation Learning Center (NGLC)

Teacher’s Aide

Natural Resources Department (NRD)

Aquatic/Fisheries Biologist

Seasonal Fisheries Technician – 6 temporary positions

Seasonal Wildlife Technician – 4 temporary positions

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Little River Band of Ottawa Indians tribe members perform on community drum

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Relationship with the State and Federal Government:

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Relationship with the State and Federal Government:

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- According to Richard Bremer in his book Indian Agent and Wilderness Scholar: "The Life of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians ceded about 16 million acres of Michigan for payments of money and payments on their behalf to traders. They were also given about 140,000 acres reservation land in the Lower Peninsula and they were allowed to hunt on the ceded land until it was settled."
- The original treaty was changed by the U.S. Senate before ratification. The Senate version only provided the tribes with reservation land for five years and added provisions to move the tribal members west beyond the Missouri River.
- 36 chiefs from the Grand River Band traveled to Washington, D.C., to sign the original treaty, but only 12-14 chiefs signed the Senate version. Some of the later signers were not the same chiefs who signed the first version.
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- Unless there are big public affairs or need for U.S government involvement in their tribe and laws, the U.S government does not get involved and leaves them to truly be their own working system/government.

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- "We, the Little River Ottawa people have asserted our sovereignty throughout history including in the Treaty of Chicago [August 29, 1821; 7 Stat 218], the Treaty of Washington [March 28, 1836; 7 Stat 491], and the Treaty of Detroit [July 31, 1855; 11 Stat 621]."
- "As an exercise of our sovereign powers, in order to organize for our common good, to govern ourselves under our own laws, to maintain and foster our tribal culture, provide for the welfare and prosperity of our people, and to protect our homeland we adopt this constitution, in accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, as amended, as the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians."

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"... having supreme power or authority."

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[ sov-rin-tee, suhv- ] SHOW IPA

/ ˈsɒv rɪn ti, ˈsʌv- / PHONETIC RESPELLING

noun, plural sov·er·eign·ties.

the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.

the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign;royal rank or position; royalty.

supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.

rightful status, independence, or prerogative.

a sovereign or independent state, community, or political unit.

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Origin of sovereignty

1300-50; Middle English soverainte<Anglo-French sovereynete (Old French soverainete), equivalent to soverain sovereign + -ete -ty²

OTHER WORDS FROM sovereignty

self-sov·er·eign·ty, noun su·per·sov·er·eign·ty, noun

Words nearby sovereignty

souvlaki, souvlakia, sou'wester, sovereign, sovereigntist, sovereignty, sovereignty association, Sovetsk, soviet, Soviet Bloc, Soviet Central Asia

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British Dictionary definitions for sovereignty

noun plural -ties

supreme and unrestricted power, as of a state

the position, dominion, or authority of a sovereign

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Cultural definitions for sovereignty

[ (sov-ruhn-tee, sov-uhr-uhn-tee) ]

A nation or state's supreme power within its borders. A government might respond, for example, to criticism from foreign governments of its treatment of its own citizens by citing its rights of sovereignty.

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sov-rin-tee, suhv- ] SHOW IPA / ˈsɒv rɪn ti, ˈsʌv- / PHONETIC RESPELLING the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority. the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign;royal rank or position; royalty. supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community.