Isabella Indian Reservation

Isabella Indian Reservation
Reservation
Isabella Indian Reservation,Isabella County, Michigan.
Michigan's location in the United States.
Coordinates: 43°40′24″N 84°46′34″W / 43.67333°N 84.77611°W / 43.67333; -84.77611Coordinates: 43°40′24″N 84°46′34″W / 43.67333°N 84.77611°W / 43.67333; -84.77611
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Isabella County
Government[1]
• Governing body	Tribal Council
• Tribal Chief	Fred Cantu
• Tribal Sub-Chief	Tim Davis
Area[2]
• Total	217.67 sq mi (563.8 km2)
Elevation[3]	745 ft (227 m)
Population (2010)[4]
• Total	26,274
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	48858
Area code(s)	989
GNIS feature ID[3]	1618873
Website	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Map showing Indian Reservations in Michigan.

The Isabella Indian Reservation is the primary land base of the federally recognized Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation, located in Isabella County in the central part of the U.S. state of Michigan. The tribe also has some small parcels of off-reservation trust land in Standish Township, Arenac County, near Saginaw Bay and southeast of the city of Standish. Tribal lands are held in trust by the federal government on behalf of the nation.

The tribe owns and operates the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant and the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino in Standish.

The Tribe entered into an agreement with the state to expand its law enforcement jurisdiction to enforce laws on its members. This expanded area is for law enforcement on its members only and not the Mt. Pleasant community as a whole.

Communities

• Beal City (in Nottawa Township)
• Loomis (in Wise Township)
• Mount Pleasant (part, population 8,741)
• Rosebush (in Isabella Township)
• Weidman (part in Nottawa Township, population 292)

Townships

All townships are in Isabella County, except Standish Township, which is in Arenac County

• Chippewa Township (part)
• Deerfield Township
• Denver Township
• Isabella Township
• Mount Pleasant (part; city that is not included in any other township)
• Nottawa Township
• Standish Township, Arenac County (very small parts of the township)
• Union Township (part)
• Wise Township

References

1. ↑ Tribal Council
2. ↑ Isabella Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Michigan
3. 1 2 "Isabella Indian Reservation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
4. ↑ "Isabella Reservation, MI". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2013. 

External links

• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
• Native Americans in Michigan Databases, Mainly Michigan website, includes "Durant Roll of 1908" and "Mt. Pleasant Indian School Register (1893 to 1932)"