The House Resources Committee last week approved H.R. 1575 (Stupak): To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. “Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act.”
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Don’t quite know exactly what is occurring at the present time, but it seems that many of the Burt Lake Anishinabek are in very good moods about federal recognition. Why would the Burt Lake Anishinabek be is such high spirits about gaining federal recognition? I assume that as with the case of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montanas attempt to gain federal recognoition, which their leaders claim are to get federal grant money for education and health benefits, is what has made the Burt Lake Anishinabe very enthusiastic about federal recognition. Where are those Burt Lake Anishinabek who strictly adhere to their Anishinabe ancestors wishes of so long ago (during the early part of the 19th century when they refused to sign away their land) great will to call that land their defiant ancestors refused to sign away their land now? It has to be an large land base so for those Burt Lake Anishinabek who continue to defy the whites over their land that is rightfully Anishinabe land, must continue on with their ancestors great will to claim that land is theirs. In other words, they must not recognize an federally recognized Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and continue to call that land theirs.
We are treaty tibe look at are history
Please let me know why the Michigan Burt Lake Ottawa-Chippewa are not or, were not federally recognized by the United States. About the only reason i can think of for the United States refusing to recognize the Burt Lake Ottawa-Chippewa tribe was their principle leaders back in the the early 19th century refusal to agree to the “Terms” of the United States in the treaty or treaties they made with the United States. I also know that the Michigan Three Fires Confederation were singled out by the United States after the end of the War of 1812 and Black Hawks War, in the treaty agreements with the Three Fires Confederation to have their remaining Michigan lands handed over to the whites after 5 years after the treaties were signed (that includes the Bahweting or Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa’s) and that is the reason why the dispute followed. Or, realistically, the principle leaders of Michigan’s Three Fires Confederation refused to those treaties stiff agreements, thus, the reason for Michigan’s non federally recognized Anishinabek. The United States initially started to round up Michigan’s Anishinabek, including a few Saginaw Chippewa’s to be removed west of the Mississippi, and close to 900 Potawatomi, and that represents corruption in those treaties of course. What almost everyone does not know about Michigan’s history after the War of 1812, is the large exodus of Indians from Ohio and Indiana into Michigan and Canada (i will include Wisconsin as well) to escape from the evil intentions (Indian removal west of the Mississippi) of the United States. Most people assume that Michigan only had a couple thousand Indians during the 1830s but they are wrong. Most likely Michigan’s Indian population during the 1830s was over 50,000 and that was understood by the United States, thus, the reason why the United States did not go through with their plans of removing Michigan’s Indians (that includes the Chippewa’s, Ottawa’s and Potawatomi and, i will add the Delaware, Kickapoo, Miami, Shawnee and Wyandot as well, because a great many of them fled to Michigan seeking the protection of the Anishinabek) west of the Mississippi. Michigan was still very unsafe for non Indians during the 1830s. The United States reluctantly accepted peace because they knew that the Michigan Anishinabek would fight to stay in Michigan. If Michigan only had a couple thousand Anishinabek during the 1830s the United States would have definitely removed them all west of the Mississippi. We have been lied to in those treaties by the United States because of the defiant Anishinabek leaders who refused to agree to the treaty terms. In other words, that land of the non federally recognized Michigan Anishinabek is still ours. Its amazing that the State of Michigan has the largest population of Anishinabek in the United States.
is it the real truth that the federal government wont admit a wrong done to the burt lake band? my ancestors were burned off thier land they were lied to and were cheated.
McGinn was a timber speculator with friends in high places, and he had his eye on the Point. Using loopholes in the state’s land acquisition laws, he “bought” the land at an illegal tax sale in 1900, and a few days later – while most of the male villagers were in town getting their paychecks cashed – he moved in with Cheboygan County Sheriff Fred Ming.
Herding the women and children out into the cold autumn rain, they doused their houses with kerosene, set them on fire and ordered everyone off……………… who deserves what here?