All about the ancient tribes
Where is the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians located?
Little River Casino Resort is a wholly owned enterprise of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) is a Native Sovereign Nation based in Manistee, Michigan. LRBOI is the political successor to nine of the nineteen historic bands of the Grand River Ottawa people.
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.
After the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the US government arranged for the Ottawa to cede all of their reserves in 1831. In 1833, the United States forced the Ottawa to give up their few remaining lands in Ohio. In 1837, they were removed to west of the Mississippi River, first to Iowa, then to Kansas.
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The Ottawas were farming people. Ottawa women grew crops of corn, beans, and squash. Ottawa men hunted deer and small game and went fishing in their canoes. Ottawa Indian foods included cornbread and soups.
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is a federally recognized American Indian tribe in the state of Connecticut.
The Ottawa [Or Odawa, Canadian] originally lived along the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario and western Quebec at the time of European arrival in the early 1600s. Their historic homelands also included Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, and what is now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The origin of the name “Ottawa” is derived from the Algonquin word adawe, meaning “to trade”. The word refers to the indigenous peoples who used the river to trade, hunt, fish, camp, harvest plants, ceremonies, and for other traditional uses.
The Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma is made up of descendants of the Ottawa who, after migrating from Canada into Michigan, agreed to live in the area around Fort Detroit and Maumee River in Ohio. After the passage of the Indian Removal Bill in 1830 they were removed to villages in Ohio, Illinois, and Michigan.
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