Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
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The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in northern Michigan, known for its Odawa (Ottawa) heritage, governance, and cultural preservation efforts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians canonical | 4 |
| Little Traverse Bay Bands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Context triple: [Chief Ignatius Petosega, associatedWith, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians]
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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Potawatomi people based primarily in southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana, known for its efforts to preserve Potawatomi culture, language, and sovereignty.
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B.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Ojibwe (Chippewa) people based in central Michigan, known for its sovereign government, cultural preservation efforts, and economic enterprises including gaming and community services.
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C.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (lands)
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (lands) are reservation and trust lands in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that serve as the territorial base for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, supporting their governmental, cultural, and community activities.
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D.
Odawa
The Odawa are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, historically centered around the Great Lakes region and known for their extensive trade networks and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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E.
Forest County Potawatomi Community
The Forest County Potawatomi Community is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Potawatomi people based primarily in Forest County, Wisconsin, with its own government, enterprises, and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Target entity description: The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in northern Michigan, known for its Odawa (Ottawa) heritage, governance, and cultural preservation efforts.
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A.
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Potawatomi people based primarily in southwestern Michigan and northern Indiana, known for its efforts to preserve Potawatomi culture, language, and sovereignty.
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B.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Ojibwe (Chippewa) people based in central Michigan, known for its sovereign government, cultural preservation efforts, and economic enterprises including gaming and community services.
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C.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (lands)
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (lands) are reservation and trust lands in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that serve as the territorial base for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, supporting their governmental, cultural, and community activities.
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D.
Odawa
The Odawa are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, historically centered around the Great Lakes region and known for their extensive trade networks and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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E.
Forest County Potawatomi Community
The Forest County Potawatomi Community is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Potawatomi people based primarily in Forest County, Wisconsin, with its own government, enterprises, and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federally recognized Native American tribe
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tribal government ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater |
Lake Michigan
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Little Traverse Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| culture |
Great Lakes Native American culture
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Odawa culture ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
cultural preservation
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economic development ⓘ education programs ⓘ health services for members ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Odawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Odawa people
Ottawa people ⓘ |
| federalRecognitionStatus | federally recognized ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community development
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preservation of Odawa traditions ⓘ protection of natural resources ⓘ protection of tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym |
LTBB Odawa
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Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Traverse Bay Bands
|
| hasExecutiveHead | tribal chairperson ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | tribal council ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
tribal lands
ⓘ
tribal members ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | sovereign tribal nation ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | tribal council ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEthnicIdentity | Odawa ⓘ |
| hasRight |
hunting and fishing rights
ⓘ
self-governance ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ |
| isIndigenousTo |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
ⓘ
northern Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anishinabek
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surface form:
Anishinaabe nations
|
| people |
Anishinabek
ⓘ
surface form:
Anishinaabe
Odawa ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| region | Little Traverse Bay area ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Native American spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Odawa language
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Ottawa dialect of Anishinaabemowin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Description of subject: The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in northern Michigan, known for its Odawa (Ottawa) heritage, governance, and cultural preservation efforts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
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hasEthnonym
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Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Little Traverse Bay Bands