6th Circ Says 1855 Treaty Didn t Create Reservation For Tribe law360.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from law360.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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CINCINNATI (CN) An appeals panel analyzed the text of an 1855 treaty between federal officials and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and concluded in a ruling released Tuesday that the document gave individual land ownership to tribe members, but did not create an Indian reservation.
The band, consisting of at least five distinct factions of Ottawa and Chippewa tribes, sued the state of Michigan in 2015 seeking a declaration the Treaty of 1855 created a reservation. According to court documents, the treaty “provided each head of the family with 80 acres of land, or each single person over 21 years of age with 40 acres of land.”
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Listen to tribal members discuss their concerns about the crude oil and natural gas liquids in Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac.
One of the banners at a gathering of many different tribal members and some non-tribal activists.
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On Thursday, environmental groups and Native Americans plan to present Enbridge Energy with symbolic eviction notices. They want Enbirdge to abide by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.
In November 2020, Governor Whitmer revoked the easement for Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 twin pipelines through the Straits of Mackinac, and gave the company 180 days to shut down that section of the pipelines, which carry light crude oil and natural gas liquids.
Water Is Life Is Theme of Day 1 of Protests to Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 wdet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.