Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians

Community

Feds: Tribe must submit more documentation to prove it's "a distinct community"

Dustin Dwyer

The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians has been fighting for federal recognition for nearly 30 years.
Community

Federal government once again pushes back deadline for recognition of West Michigan tribe

Dustin Dwyer

The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians submitted its petition for federal recognition in 1994.
Politics & Government

Commemorating, but not celebrating, the bicentennial of the treaty that ceded West Michigan

Dustin Dwyer

On Sunday, people gathered along the banks of the river in Grand Rapids, to mark the bicentennial of the treaty that made the city…