Each of Michigan's federally recognized tribes has a designated NRCS contact person. In addition, there is a State American Indian Liaison to coordinate assistance for tribes and American Indian individuals and to facilitate communication between the NRCS and tribes.
Tribe - NRCS Liaison, Field Office Location
- Bay Mills Indian Community - Pat Carr, Sault Ste. Marie
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians - Jason Kimbrough, Traverse City
- Hannahville Indian Community - Craig Aho, Stephenson
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community - Anne Collins, Baraga
- Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians - Thomas Berndt, Kingsford
- Little River Band of Ottawa Indians - Scott Hughey, Bear Lake
- Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians - Bill Borgeld, Petoskey
- Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Gun Lake Tribe - Gabe Garbarino, Allegan
- Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians - Chris Corgan, Marshall
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians - Tiffari Jenkins, Cassopolis
- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe - Karolyn Karl, Mt. Pleasant
- Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians - Pat Carr, Sault Ste. Marie
American Indian Links & Resources
American Indian/Alaskan Native Employees Association for NRCS
American Indian Tribal Portal - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
National Congress of American Indians
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act - National Park Service
Education Links
USDA 1994 Tribal Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Program
MSU Native American Institute
Northern Michigan University Native American Institute
Grand Valley State University Office of Multicultural Affairs
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program
Michigan Indian Education Council
National Indian Education Association
Tribal Colleges
Bay Mills Community College: 1994 Tribal Land Grant College
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
Tribal Agriculture, Nutrition and Agronomy Links
Inter-Tribal Agriculture Council
NRCS Plants Data Base Comprehensive plant information including lists of plants by state, information on culturally significant and endangered plants, selecting plants for conservation purposes and much more.
Traditional Foods Project - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Native American Ethnobotany
University of Michigan Native American Ethnobotany
Cultural Links
Native American Public Telecommunications
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways - Learn more about Anishinaabek culture by visiting this museum and learning center in Mount Pleasant