LTBB of Odawa Indians Federal Lawsuit
Jan 11, 2017
Lou Kasischke
LTBB of Odawa Indians Federal Lawsuit
Lou Kasischke was the speaker today and spoke about the upcoming tribal lawsuit going on concerning seeking the honoring of an old treaty securing the boundaries of the reservation in Emmet and Charlevoix County.
The lawsuit, which was filed in August 2015, will determine whether borders of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians reservation set by a treaty signed in 1855 are still considered valid. The treaty, according to attorneys representing the Tribe, includes the western townships of Emmet County, and northern part of Charlevoix County and was approved by the United States Congress.
The original filing claims that the State of Michigan is inconsistent with meeting the requirements of the treaty and its treatment of the reservation. The State of Michigan has countered that the "inconsistent treatment" of the reservation boundaries is unspecified.