Other bands with federal status include the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma and several First Nations in Ontario, Canada. The others are the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. It is one of three federally recognized tribes of Odawa people in Michigan. It is based in Manistee and Mason counties in northwest Michigan. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians ( Ojibwe: Gaaching-Ziibi Daawaa Anishinaabe) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of the Odawa people in the United States. Flag of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.