Others remained in rural areas of Michigan and Wisconsin. Under pressure and encroachment by Europeans, there were substantial population losses among the tribes, and some of their people moved west into Minnesota. The tribes tended to be highly decentralized, with most people living in bands. They are headquartered in Bradley, Michigan.Īncestors of this mixed band belonged to the Ojibwe (Chippewa), Ottawa, and Pottawatomi peoples, who lived around the Great Lakes in what became Canada and the United States. They were formerly known as the Gun Lake Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians, the United Nation of Chippewa, Ottawa and Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, Inc., and the Gun Lake Tribe or Gun Lake Band. The Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan is a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people in Michigan named for a 19th-century Ojibwe chief. Traditional tribal religion, ChristianityĬouncil of Three Fires ( Odawa, Ojibwe, and other Potawatomi tribes) Federally recognized tribe in Michigan, United States Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan Regions with significant populations
