Native American tribes in Michigan

thumb|Ojibwe fishermen in the St. Marys Rapids, 1901

North American ethnic group

The Odawa (also Ottawa or Odaawaa ) are an Indigenous North American people who primarily inhabit land in the Eastern Woodlands region, now in jurisdictions of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Their territory long preceded the creation of the current border between the two countries in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Potawatomi (), also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are an Indigenous North American tribe of the Great Plains, upper Mississippi River, and western Great Lakes region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian family. They are additionally First Nations in Canada. The Potawatomi call themselves Neshnabé, a cognate of the word Anishinaabe. The Potawatomi are part of a long-term alliance, called the Council of Three Fires, with the Ojibwe and Odawa (Ottawa). In the Council of Three Fires, the Potawatomi are considered the "you

thumb|"Kee-shes-wa, A Fox Chief", from History of the Indian Tribes of North America (1836–1844, three volumes) thumb|Chief Wapello (chief)|Wapello; "Wa-pel-la the Prince, Musquakee Chief", from [[History of the Indian Tribes of North America]] The Meskwaki (sometimes spelled Mesquaki), also known by the European exonyms Fox Indians or the Fox, are a Native American people. They have been closely linked to the Sauk (Sac) people of the same language family. In the Fox language, the Meskwaki call themselves '''', which means "the Red-Earths", related to their creation story.

alt=The Menominee Nation had claims extended north to the Upper Peninsula, south to Milwaukee, and east to the Yellow River, including Green Bay and Sheboygan.|thumb|376x376px|Claims of the Menominee Nation as described in the Treaty of Washington, with Menominee (1831)|Treaty of Washington of 1831. The map's title text, Omaeqnomenew-ahkew, means "Land of the Wild Rice People" in the Menominee language. The Menominee ( ; meaning "Menominee People", also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people", in the Menominee language)

The Anishinaabe (alternatively spelled Anishinabe, Anicinape, Nishnaabe, Neshnabé, Anishinaabeg, Anishinabek) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing, and Algonquin peoples. The Anishinaabe speak , or Anishinaabe languages that belong to the Algonquian language family.

The Mascouten (also Mascoutin, Mathkoutench, Muscoden, or Musketoon) were a tribe of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans located in the Midwest. They are believed to have dwelt on both sides of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the present-day Wisconsin-Illinois border, after being driven out of Michigan by the Odawa.

historical indigenous people of North America

federally recognized Tribe in Michigan, United States