The Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians are finally getting some good news for garnering federal recognition.
New legislation, which has bipartisan backing, has been crafted to grant the tribe just that after a decades-long battle.
It’s the latest development in a story that also centers around a potential new casino being built in Fruitport Township by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.
A bipartisan group of Michigan’s congress introduced the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act late in September. The bill aims to grant congressional federal recognition to the tribe. It would not grant federal lands, however.
