McClurken, James M. <br/><br/>
Our people, our journey :  the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians / 
James M. McClurken. 
 - East Lansing :  Michigan State University Press,  c2009. 
 - xxiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The analytical paradigm -- When the Europeans came -- Kinsmen and confederates -- Coexistence and conquest -- The will of the grand council -- Civilizing the Ottawas -- Strong titles and the government swan -- Not a tent, a wigwam, nor a camp fire -- New communities, established leaders -- A great excitement among the Indians -- Accidents of history -- The opposite of intentions -- The council of ogemuk -- On the outskirts -- Teaching the children -- A small victory -- Community councils to business committees -- A desperate decade -- New deal, renewed hope -- No one' responsibility -- The whole of the Holst report -- Indian problems -- An advocate and attorney for the people -- Decades of success and political evolution -- Distinct, separate, and sovereign -- Constructing a new government -- An ancient community, a new century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780870138553 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780870138560 (paper : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008039784 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ottawa Indians--History.--Michigan<br/>Ottawa Indians--Government relations.--Michigan<br/>Ottawa Indians--Social life and customs.--Michigan
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E99.O9  / M355 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>977.4004/97336