SAULT STE. MARIE — Earlier this month, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced plans to open membership enrollment in February 2024 so qualifying individuals can become an official ...

The Rocky Boy Buffalo Project announced on Monday the arrival of the first bison calf born on the reservation in "over two decades." The calf was born around 3:49 p.m., and a video shows the newborn ...

FARGO - It appears the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's long wait for official recognition by the federal government will soon end. Members of the tribe will gather Saturday for a ceremony led by ...

Sarah Agaton Howes and her son Rizal stand in front of Lake Superior in Duluth. Howes is a member of the Fond du lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. But because of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe's blood ...

A road sign for the reservation of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. KATHY: Today, Minnesota Chippewa tribal officials are counting the votes in a referendum that could dramatically ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s new art exhibition addressing missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) is having its virtual grand opening this week. Entitled ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — For Charmaine Shawana, closure is a homecoming 119 years in the making. Next week, the 58-year-old Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan member will travel via van with three ...

Members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe have voted in a historic advisory referendum to eliminate a requirement that enrolled members must have 25% tribal blood. Out of nearly 7,800 ballots cast, 64% ...

FARGO - It appears the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's long wait for official recognition by the federal government will soon end. Members of the tribe will gather Saturday for a ceremony led by ...

Since 1961, membership in the six-nation tribe requires a minimum of 25% Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood, or blood quantum, stemming from 1941 membership rolls kept by the federal government. The ...

As tribal nations debate what it means to be Native American, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is considering removing a rule that requires members to have 25% tribal blood. In Minnesota, the Chippewa ...