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Michigan Indian Legal Services
  • About MILS
    • Board of Trustees
    • Staff
    • Open Positions & Pro Bono
    • Newsletters
    • Policies & Procedures
    • Support Us
  • Client Services
    • Legal Areas
      • Indian Child Welfare- ICWA-MIFPA
      • Public Benefits
      • Tribal Housing
      • Estate Planning
      • Health Care
      • School & Education
      • Civil Defense
      • Expungement
      • Treaty & Statutes
      • Discrimination
      • Criminal Defense
      • Domestic Violence
      • Income Eligible Tribes and Non-Profits
    • Programs and Grants
      • Southwest Michigan Tribal Contracts
      • Medical Legal Partnership
    • Eligibility
    • FAQs
  • Self-Help and Education
    • Consumer Law
      • Identity Theft
    • Education & School Law
      • Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver
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      • Tax Law
    • Family Law
      • Domestic Violence
    • Juveniles
      • Indian Child Welfare
    • Health
    • Housing
      • Security Deposits
    • Income
      • Public Benefits
      • Veterans Benefits
    • Individual Rights
      • Expungement of Criminal Records
      • Stopped by the Police?
    • Federal Indian/Tribal - Misc
      • Jay Treaty
    • Misc
      • Estate Planning
      • Drivers License Restoration
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    • About MILS
      • Board of Trustees
      • Staff
      • Open Positions & Pro Bono
      • Newsletters
      • Policies & Procedures
      • Support Us
    • Client Services
      • Legal Areas
        • Indian Child Welfare- ICWA-MIFPA
        • Public Benefits
        • Tribal Housing
        • Estate Planning
        • Health Care
        • School & Education
        • Civil Defense
        • Expungement
        • Treaty & Statutes
        • Discrimination
        • Criminal Defense
        • Domestic Violence
        • Income Eligible Tribes and Non-Profits
      • Programs and Grants
        • Southwest Michigan Tribal Contracts
        • Medical Legal Partnership
      • Eligibility
      • FAQs
    • Self-Help and Education
      • Consumer Law
        • Identity Theft
      • Education & School Law
        • Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver
      • Employment Law
        • Tax Law
      • Family Law
        • Domestic Violence
      • Juveniles
        • Indian Child Welfare
      • Health
      • Housing
        • Security Deposits
      • Income
        • Public Benefits
        • Veterans Benefits
      • Individual Rights
        • Expungement of Criminal Records
        • Stopped by the Police?
      • Federal Indian/Tribal - Misc
        • Jay Treaty
      • Misc
        • Estate Planning
        • Drivers License Restoration
      • Going to Court
    • Other Resources
      • Tribes and tribal resources
      • MI Legal Aid Offices
      • NAILS Programs
        • NAILS Library
        • NAILS Photos
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Tribes in Michigan

The Federally Recognized Tribes in Michigan


Bay Mills Indian Community

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

Hannahville Indian Community

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Ottawa Indians

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake)

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians


Other Resources

Map of Tribal Headquarters in Michigan

Tribal Service Area Map

Michigan Indian Directory

American Indian Law Section, State Bar of Michigan

Native American Bar Association

Turtle Talk Blog

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

United Tribes of Michigan

American Indian Health and Family Services

Uniting Three Fires - Against Violence


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