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  EPA Region 5 Tribes - Bay Mills Indian Community
With the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934, the Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) was one of the four original reservations established in Michigan.
In 1937, land was purchased for Bay Mills and the BMIC was organized with the adoption of their Constitution and Charter (November 27, 1937) in accordance with the IRA.
The BMIC is located along the shores of the Upper St. Marys River, Lake Superior.
www.epa.gov /reg5oopa/tribes/tribepages/baymills.htm   (502 words)

  
 Bay Mills Tribal Code, Ch. 1. Tribal Court
The Bay Mills Tribal Court was originally a CFR Court until March 8, 1976 when it became a Court established by Bay Mills Ordinance.
Upon the resignation, death, physical or mental incapacitation or removal of a judge by the General Tribal Council, the Bay Mills Executive Council shall appoint an individual until the next tribal election at which time a person would be elected to fill the unexpired term.
In the event a trial or appellate judge is unable to hear a case for whatever reason, the Bay Mills Executive Council may appoint a reserve judge to hear the case and a Memorandum shall be placed m the court file accordingly.
www.narf.org /nill/Codes/baymillscode/chapter01tribalcourt.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Bay Mills Indian Community Laws and Codes, Ordinance No. 4 - Tribal Foster Care Licensing
The hearing before the Bay Mills Indian Community Tribal Council shall be held at its next regularly scheduled meeting and its decision, upon review of all the oral and written evidence and arguments, shall be final.
WHEREAS: The Bay Mills Indian Community is a duly recognized and organized tribe under the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, (48 stat.
I, the undersigned as Secretary of the Bay Mills General Tribal Council do hereby certify that the above resolution was approved at a meeting of the Bay Mills General Tribal Council held in Bay Mills, Michigan on the 29th day of June, 1983 with a vote of 53 for 0 opposed and 1 abstaining.
www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/bmfoster.htm   (1761 words)

  
 michbaycons
The jurisdiction of the Bay Mills Indian Community shall extend to all territory within the original confines of the Bay Mills Reservation purchased under the Act of June 19, 1860 (12 Stat.
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, whose names appear on Durant Roll of 1910 and who are residing on the Bay Mills Reservation at the time of the adoption of this Constitution and By-laws shall be members of the Community.
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians who are residing on Sugar Island or Drummond Island at the time of adoption of this Constitution and By-laws may be adopted as members of the Community by a majority vote of the General Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/michbaycons.html   (1899 words)

  
 Central Michigan University Clarke Historical Library Native American Treaty Rights U.S. v. Michigan
The history of the border white man's connection with the Indians is a sickening record of murder, outrage, robbery, and wrongs committed by the former as the rule, and occasional savage outbreaks and unspeakably barbarous deeds of retaliation by the latter as the exception.
Bay Mills also expanded the scope of the complaint by alleging that it possessed a reserved exclusive fishing right in Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior and a right to fish in the remaining waters of Lake Superior free of state regulation.
The Bay Mills Indian Community is a present-day tribal entity which, with respect to the matters that are the subject of this litigation, is a political successor in interest to the Indians who were party to the Treaty of 1836.
clarke.cmich.edu /nativeamericans/treatyrights/usvmich.htm   (20547 words)

  
 Bay Mills Indian Community - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) is an Indian reservation forming the land base of the Sault Ste.
These lands, along with the original Bay Mills Mission and a small area on Sugar Island, comprise the majority of the current reservation land holdings in Chippewa County.
Bay Mills Community College is an accredited tribal college operated by the community.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Mills_Indian_Community   (316 words)

  
 BAY MILLS CHIPPEWA INDIAN COMMUNITY
Bay Mills people are Anishnabek Ojibwa (Chippewa) who have lived for hundreds of years around Whitefish Bay, the Falls of the St. Mary’s River (Bahweting Zeba) and the bluffs overlooking Tahquamenon Bay, all on Lake Superior, most of which still encompass their present-day homelands.
In 1984 Bay Mills established a Vocational School which evolved to become Bay Mills Community College, which today continues to be the easternmost of the 28 Tribal Community Colleges in the United States.
Bay Mills has examined and remembered their past, while living in the present and planning for the future with utmost detail and confidence.
www.itcmi.org /thehistorytribal3.html   (1069 words)

  
 BMCC Catalog: General Information
Bay Mills Community College is the only accredited tribal college east of the Mississippi river.Chartered by the Bay Mills Indian Community in 1984, pursuant to the Tribally Controlled Community College Act of 1978, BMCC's service to Native American communities has been central to the mission of the college.
Bays Mills Community College is a tribally controlled institution dedicated to providing career-oriented programs to Native Americans and residents of their neighboring communities.
It is the policy of Bay Mills Community College to maintain a place of employment and education that is free of harassment in general and especially harassment that is sexual in nature.
www.bmcc.edu /nish/toc/geninfo.html   (1254 words)

  
 Constitution and Bylaws of the Bay Mills Indian Community (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians of Michigan whose name appears on the Durant Roll of 1910 as a member of the Indian group residing on the Bay Mills Reservation, provided such person is not enrolled as a member of any other tribe or group of Indians.
In the event of the distribution of Community assets, the membership roll shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for approval.
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians residing on the Bay Mills Reservation, Michigan, but not expressly referred to in this Constitution shall not be abridged by this Article, but may be exercised by the people of the Bay Mills Indian Community, through the adoption of appropriate by-laws and constitutional amendments.
www.narf.org.cob-web.org:8888 /nill/Constitutions/BayMillsConst/bmconstitution.htm   (1940 words)

  
 History comes into focus at Bay Mills   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bay Mills tribal members Paula Parker and Wanda Perron staff the tribal history department and facilitated key elements of the research, like arranging interviews with elders to tap into the oral tradition of storytelling.
Both audio and video recordings of Bay Mills elders were recorded, making their oral histories available to present and future generations of tribal members.
Bay Mills is funding printing costs and will oversee distribution and sales of the finished book.
www.glifwc.org /pub/fall99/baymills.htm   (519 words)

  
 michbaychrt
Marie Band of Chippewa, Indians residing on the Bay Mills Reservation, is a recognized Indian tribe organized under a constitution and by-laws ratified by the Tribe on October 8, 1936, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on November 4, 1936, pursuant to section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934, (48 Stat.
The General Tribal Council of the Bay Mills Indian Community established in accordance with the said constitution and by-laws of the Community, shall exercise all the powers hereinafter enumerated.
The officers of the Community shall maintain accurate and complete public accounts of the financial affairs of the Community which shall clearly show all credits, debts, pledges, and assignments and shall furnish an annual balance sheet and report of the financial affairs of the Community to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/michbaychrt.html   (1116 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Bay Mills Indian Community Confirms Interest in Silverdome Casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
PONTIAC, MI -- Bay Mills Indian Community Tribal Chairman Jeff Parker has said that the tribe would be interested in building a major casino at the Pontiac Silverdome that could provide 3,000 to 3,500 jobs and a minimum payment of $30 million annually to the economically distressed city.
The Bay Mills Indian Community currently operates the Bay Mills Resort and Casinos in Brimley, Michigan, with two successful casinos, a 67 room resort hotel (with 77 more to be open next spring) and convention center, and a 18-hole golf course, the Wild Bluff, considered one of the finest in the Upper Peninsula.
The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act provides specifically that land obtained due to settlement of a land claim can go into trust for gaming purposes without need for concurrence from a state's governor.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /archives/htl/htlnov74.htm   (314 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Act hearing before the Committee on Indian ...
Find in a Library: Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Act hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session on S. 2986, to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, October 10, 2002, Washington, DC.
Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Act hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session on S. 2986, to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, October 10, 2002, Washington, DC.
Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- Michigan.
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/651374564597ba03a19afeb4da09e526.html   (186 words)

  
 Bay Mills - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Once Bay Mills was a bustling, smoky factory village of 1,200 at the tip of the long point extending out into Waishkey Bay.
The Bay Mills Indian Community's Honoring Our Veterans Powwow (906-248-3241) is a two-day affair held each year on the first full weekend of June.
Because Bay Mills and Brimley are so close together and so small, we have combined their listings.
hunts-upguide.com /bay_mills.html   (823 words)

  
 NCSC News - Home - Success Stories - Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter School
In mid-2000, Bay Mills Community College, a federally chartered tribal college, determined that it could grant charters without regard to the cap that restricts other authorizers in the State.
Although some Native students had positive experiences at those schools, the general perception was that they were not responsive to the tribal community’s needs and that the children from the reservation were treated condescendingly and were not afforded equal educational opportunities.
It interweaves Ojibwe cultural norms throughout the educational model and allows the Bay Mills community (90% of OCS’s students are Native American and/or reside on the reservation) to establish high academic standards, while encouraging parent and community involvement.
www.ncsc.info /newsletter/apr2004/baymills.htm   (645 words)

  
 Bay mills resort and casino (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bay Mills Casino and Resort, built on the water, offers gamers and golfers a beautiful place to stay and play.
The club is sponsored by the Bay Mills Resort and Casino and has been in existence for the past three years.
Bay Mills Resort and Casino is the perfect destination for groups.
5219.83k35m.info.cob-web.org:8888   (903 words)

  
 Constitution and Bylaws of the Bay Mills Indian Community
Marie Band of Chippewa Indians of Michigan who is not enrolled as a member of any other tribe or group of Indians may be admitted to membership in the Bay Mills Indian Community by the General Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
Upon a petition of least thirty per centum of the resident eligible voters of the Bay Mills Indian Community, any enacted or proposed ordinance, resolution or other regulative act of the Executive Council shall be submitted to a referendum of the resident qualified voters.
The Treasurer shall be required to give a bond satisfactory to the Executive Council and to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as soon as there are sufficient funds in the Treasury to warrant such bond as determined by the General Tribal Council or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
www.narf.org /nill/Constitutions/BayMillsConst/bmconstitution.htm   (1937 words)

  
 Bay Mills Indian Community
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians -- the Modeling Subcommittee of the Technical Fisheries Committee annually collects data and conducts models to determine whitefish harvest regulations for five management units in northern Lake Huron.
Using both Service and Bay Mills Indian Community research vessels and staff, 22 overnight gill net sets were conducted at randomly selected sites in whitefish management unit 4 (Alpena to Presque Isle) and whitefish management unit 5 (Presque Isle to Hammond Bay).
The TFC is a committee of representatives of all parties to the Year 2000 Consent Decree charged with overseeing implementation of the Decree, and the MSC is a technical committee charged with conducting stock assessment and generating harvest limits for 1836 Treaty waters.
www.fws.gov /midwest/Tribal/BayMills.html   (2025 words)

  
 CHPI - Bay Mills Indian Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Bay Mills Indian Community (Gnoozhekaaning "Place of the Pike") is located approximately 15 miles west/southwest of Sault Ste.
In addition Bay Mills has acquired 842 acres adjacent to the reservation through a land swap with the U.S. Forestry, which will all be placed in trust status.
The Bay Mills Indian Community has a total of 1305 tribal members, with 585 living within reservation boundaries.
www.si.umich.edu /chpi/mich99/land/bmic1.htm   (173 words)

  
 ThreeHoops.com
Bay Mills Community College, MI Bay Mills Community College (BMCC) is situated on the southeastern shore of Lake Superior, on the Bay Mills Indian Reservation, which is in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula.
The Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) is five miles northwest of Brimley, Michigan and twenty miles west of Sault Ste.
In addition to the Bay Mills Indian Community, BMCC has been working with all of the federally recognized tribes of the state with the goal of setting up academic programs.
www.threehoops.com /people/index.html   (1001 words)

  
 The Flag of the Caddo Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
United States is the Bay Mills Indian Community on the northeastern tip of the upper
Mills tribal headquarters reports was designed by tribal member Richard LeBlanc.
Centered upon this is the seal of the Bay Mill Indian
hometown.aol.com /donh523/navapage/baymills.htm   (288 words)

  
 Michigan Indian Gaming: 1998 Newsworthy Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The four Class III Indian Gaming Compacts negotiated in 1997 are expected to gain legislative approval during the lame duck session, according to the Compacts' proponents.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced that the Bay Mills Indian Community, a Michigan tribe that is seeking to open a casino in Auburn Hills will need to win approval from local residents before it will consider the tribe's casino proposal.
Judge David McKeague issued a decision stating that the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community statellite casino is operating illegally because the tribe did not adhere to IGRA in opening these facilities.
www.michigangaming.com /IndGame/IGNews-98.html   (1283 words)

  
 Bay Mills Community College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bay Mills Community College is a two-year tribal college chartered by the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies the school in the "very small university" category, giving its enrollment for the 2003-2004 school year as 401 students.
This article on a midwestern U.S. institution of higher education is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bay_Mills_Community_College   (108 words)

  
 Indianz.Com > News > Judge won't close tribal college charter schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to close 32 charter schools that were authorized by a tribal college.
The Bay Mills Community College, the tribal college of the Bay Mills Indian Community, opened the charter schools under the public school system.
Ernestine Hayes: On being a 'Blonde Indian' (10/23)
www.indianz.com /News/2005/011632.asp   (299 words)

  
 Indian Community - Indian Community School, Ak Chin Indian Community
Indian Community School of Milwaukee, Inc. Fort Belknap Indian Community Council consists of the President and the Vice President, who are elected to serve a four year term.
The International Indian has been around for a while, since 1992 in fact, and we have developed a print magazine that is now the Arabian Gulf's oldest English magazine for the Indian professional and business community.
After six years of unprecedented growth and prosperity, the Gila River Indian Community is at a critical juncture as it prepares to select new leaders to take it into the new millennium.
adultdreamhost.com /user/personals/Indian-Community.html   (1315 words)

  
 [Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Act]
H. To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
(4) SETTLEMENT OF LAND CLAIM- The term `Settlement of Land Claim' means the agreement between the Community and the Governor of the State of Michigan executed on August 23, 2002, and filed with the Office of Secretary of State of the State of Michigan.
The extinguishment of these claims is in consideration for the benefits to the Community under this Act.
www.theorator.com /bills108/hr831.html   (426 words)

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