Michigan Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
Indian Tribal Entities Within the Contiguous 48 States
Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of
Indian Affairs
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The Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior (DOI) implements Part 83 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Procedures for Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe. The acknowledgment process is the Department's administrative process by which petitioning groups that meet the criteria are "acknowledged" as Indian tribes and their members become eligible to receive services provided to members of federally recognized Indian tribes. The acknowledgment regulations are the result of a rulemaking process that included notice and extensive public comment.
Bay
Mills Indian Community Huron
Potawatomi, Inc. (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi)
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