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MI HR0345
Resolution
Status
Passed
9/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mike Mueller
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AI Summary
- Urges the U.S. Department of the Interior to approve the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians (GRBOI) petition for federal acknowledgment in an expeditious manner
- GRBOI are signatories to multiple U.S. treaties dating from 1795 (Treaty of Greenville) through 1855 (Treaty of Detroit), establishing a sovereign-to-sovereign relationship with the federal government
- Michigan recognized GRBOI as a historic Indian tribe in 1996, and Congress included GRBOI in the 1997 Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (P.L. 105-143) in anticipation of their federal recognition
- GRBOI filed Petition #146 for federal acknowledgment in 1994 with the Office of Federal Acknowledgment, which remains pending
- Resolution directs that copies be transmitted to the Governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the United States Department of the Interior to approve the petition of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians for federal acknowledgment.
Last Action
Adopted
9/28/2022
Committee Referrals
Government Operations9/28/2022
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