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Michigan Indian Legal Services
  • About MILS
    • Mission Vision Values
    • Board of Trustees
    • Open Positions
    • Pro Bono Program
    • Newsletters
    • Policies & Procedures
    • Support Us
  • Client Services
  • Self-Help and Education
  • Other Resources
  • Contact Us
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    • About MILS
      • Mission Vision Values
      • Board of Trustees
      • Open Positions
      • Pro Bono Program
      • Newsletters
      • Policies & Procedures
      • Support Us
    • Client Services
    • Self-Help and Education
    • Other Resources
    • Contact Us

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OUR MISSION


The mission of Michigan Indian Legal Services (MILS) is to improve the lives of Native American peoples, families, and communities through legal assistance and advocacy at no charge for those who are income-eligible for services. MILS is a specialized law office that serves the unique legal needs of the members of the native communities in Michigan to: 

  • protect families and cultural practices, 

  • secure fundamental rights and access to basic needs, and 

  • challenge policies and practices that are harmful to our clients and client communities.

Michigan Indian Legal Services provides free legal assistance in many legal areas. Also check out our Self-Help and Education pages! Contact Us to get started with an intake by calling 231-947-0122 or submit an application on-line.


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Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc.

814 S. Garfield Ave., Suite A, Traverse City, MI 49686

231-947-0122

MILS funds our services through donations, contracts, and grants. Currently, about 1/3 of our funding comes from federal grants, subgrants, or pass-through grants. These include funding through the Department of Justice (BJA-TCCLA, VAWA, & VOCA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (CSBG & ACF-ANA). Accordingly:

  • This website is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this Web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).

  • This website is supported in whole or in part through a grant from the Administration for Native Americans within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Administration for Native Americans.

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