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Frank Ettawageshik becomes chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians by 1995

Also 1995 Frank Ettawageshik profile

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TypeEvent
Date1995-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1995-08
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
anishinaabe-odawagovernanceeducationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beacon profiled Frank Ettawageshik, a former Beaver Island visiting teacher and potter, as chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The article notes tribal priorities including fishing rights, economic development, education, housing, health, and employment.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper profile and does not establish the legal status or outcome of each cited tribal initiative.

Sources

  1. Recalls Ettawageshik’s Beaver Island Community School teaching and pottery work, and reports his leadership, fishing-rights, casino, grant, education, housing, health, and employment priorities. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Frank Ettawageshik becomes chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians by 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-frank-ettawageshik-odawa-chairman-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1995, “What Ever Happened To... Frank Ettawageshik?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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