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This is an excerpt from "The Ottawa Story", written by Otto Lattin. I don't know how old it is, but it was found in Uncle Bill's attic by Merle. Other articles which I will post in the very short future were also revealed there. This is a powerfull read, so be prepared to read it in its entirety (five pages). I apologize for the PDF format, but the text file I created needs some editing and I will post it in HTML when I get the time. You will need acrobat reader for this; you can get it for free at http://www.adobe.com

When the time arrived for Cob-moo-sa to move to his new home in Oceana County he refused, but he asked his followers to go and adopt the white man's way of living. He said: "I am an Indian and can be nothing else, I wish my children to be civilized, I know their ways are superior to ours and that my people must adopt them or die, but I cannot change. The young can adopt new ways but the old cannot, I shall soon die - living and dying an Indian. You can bend a young tree but not an old oak." Ogema Cob-moosa

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Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Constitution and Bylaws

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Native Indian Burial Sites, as described by Otto Lattin

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GRBOI Resolution

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A story about Uncle Mose Stone's death, by Otto Lattin

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Letter to the Senate committee on Indian Affairs, and Michigan Senators Levin and Stabenow.

Melody McCoy visits NMU for Native American Law Day Forum (NARF)