Tribes

Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) gathers all 1836 Treaty fishing tribes under it’s mantle, including: Bay Mills Indian Community Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians The CORA governing body is composed of each tribes’ chairperson and natural resource entity chairperson. Under the CORA Charter the Great Lakes Resource Committee was established to serve as inter-tribal management body for the 1836 Treaty fishery, and the Inland Lands and Waters Resources Committee was created to oversee inland resource matters.

We, the Tribal Council of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, a Sovereign Nation, honor our ancestors and strive to empower the wellbeing of our present and future members. Our ultimate goal is to advance our Nation into an era of increased governmental vigilance that promotes and protects our culture, sovereignty, health, education, treaty rights, natural resources and financial stability.

Being Odawa is all about freedom. The Freedom to be a part of a people who, with integrity and pride, still have and speak our own language. The freedom to share in common with all other Odawak the customs, culture, and spirituality of our ancestors. The freedom we have today we will bring to the future through unity, education, justice, communication, and planning. We will reach out to the next seven generations by holding to cultural values of Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility and Truth. We will utilize our Tribal assets to provide the necessary tools to become successful, hard-working community members who proudly represent our culture. With these values we will move the Tribe forward.