Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIAMI, Okla. — Miami city leaders honored the late Ottawa Tribe Chief Ethel Cook by renaming a Miami bridge in her honor. Cook, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians has filed its formal response after the U.S. Department of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, whose ancestors first settled along the Grand River, continue their decades-long quest for federal recognition. Chairman Ron Yob ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The 33rd Annual Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians powwow took place by the Bayside Music Stage at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The federal government is looking to reject the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians’ bid for federal recognition, concluding the group’s members are not a “distinct community.” The ...

Blackbird (Mack-e-te-be-nessy) was an Ottawa chief's son who served as an official interpreter for the U.S. government and later as a postmaster while remaining active in Native American affairs as a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — A bipartisan bill introduced to Congress Tuesday is the latest effort to grant the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians federal recognition. The Grand River Bands of Ottawa County ...

LANSING, Mich. — Lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would recognize the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (GRB) on the federal level. The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians ...

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — The Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma has been awarded a $120,000 grant for its program to control water pollution. The grant to the Miami (my-AM’-uh)-based tribe from the U.S.

Native American tribes have played a critical role in the creation of our state. Across Michigan, cultural centers and important landmarks remind us of this history, including in West Michigan where ...