Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Tribal Flag
The official Saginaw Chippewa Logo designed by Elder Julius Peters
Total population
3,296
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Michigan)
Languages
English, Ojibwe
Religion
Christianity, traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
Potawatomi

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan (Ojibwe: Ziibiwing Anishinaabek)[1] is a federally recognized band of Chippewa (a.k.a. Ojibwe) located in central Michigan in the United States.

The tribal government offices are located on the Isabella Indian Reservation, near the city of Mount Pleasant in Isabella County. They also hold land on the Saganing Reservation near Standish. As of February 2007, tribal membership was approximately 3,296.[2] The 2010 US Census reports 2,414 persons living in the Mount Pleasant, Michigan micropolitan area are Native American.

The tribe operates the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, a two-year community college open to all in the region.

  1. ^ https://ojibwe.net/nations-map/
  2. ^ "[1]", February, 2007, MDOT State Long-Range Transportation Plan (2.1.11)