Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Environment & Climate Change

Baby sturgeon released to boost population

Stateside Staff

Sturgeon are a long-grey, spiney, prehistoric fish that can live up to 100 years old.But overfishing and habitat destruction has decimated their…
Politics & Government

Judge says 1855 treaty did not establish reservation for Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Kaye LaFond

A federal judge has ruled against the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in a lawsuit to affirm its reservation boundaries.The tribe sued the…
Criminal Justice & Legal System

Judge rejects attempt to throw out Little Traverse Bay Bands' land case

Dustin Dwyer

A federal judge has rejected the latest attempt to throw out a case filed by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians against the state of Michigan.…
Criminal Justice & Legal System

Inside a Kalamazoo courtroom, a massive legal case moves slowly ahead

Dustin Dwyer

Judge Paul L. Maloney entered the courtroom when the clock on the wall read 9:08. He strode to the bench and settled into his chair. Behind him, mounted…