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The Bay Mills Indian Community was officially established by an Act of Congress on June 19, 1860. [ 1 ] After passage of the federal Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934, during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt , the Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) created a new form of government under a written constitution, adopted ...
The Bay Mills Indian Community is located at the land base of the Sault Ste. Marie band of Chippewa, which originally occupied land on both sides of what became the US-Canada border. After passage of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the Bay Mills Indian Community organized to recreate a form of government.
Bay Mills Indian Community recently received over $500,000 in grant money to fund training and equipment for police officers.
The Bay Mills Indian Community occupies a portion of land within Bay Mills Township and Superior Township, within another smaller portion within Sugar Island Township. The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians occupies scattered pieces of land within Kinross Charter Township, Sugar Island Township, and in the city limits of Sault Ste. Marie.
The long-vacant building owned by the Bay Mills Indian Community has recently had blight issues. SA Torello is the listed contractor for the demolition and has until Jan. 31 when that permit expires.
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By road, the community of Bay Mills is 20 miles (32 km) west of Sault Ste. Marie. All but the eastern end of the township is within Hiawatha National Forest . According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 98.0 square miles (253.7 km 2 ), of which 64.7 square miles (167.6 km 2 ) is land and 33.2 square miles (86 ...
Superior Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census. [3]The federally recognized Bay Mills Indian Community has part of its land base reservation in Superior Township, based west of Brimley.