 Flag of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Enrolled members: 4,232 in July 2015[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Michigan) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Ojibwe (Ottawa dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional Tribal Religiona -and- Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Potawatomi, Ojibwe (Council of Three Fires) |
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Ojibwe: Gaaching-Ziibi Daawaa Anishinaabe) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Odawa people in the United States. It is based in Manistee and Mason counties in northwest Michigan. It was recognized on September 21, 1994.
It is one of three federally recognized tribes of Odawa people in Michigan. The others are the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Other bands with federal status include the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma and several First Nations in Ontario, Canada. They historically spoke the Odawa language, a dialect of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), but use of this language has declined.