owned by or reserved for the Tribe, including the Manistee Reservation in Manistee County (Michigan), Custer and Eden Townships in Mason County (Michigan) and all lands which are now or at a later date owned by the Tribe or held in trust for the Tribe or any member of the Tribe by the United States of America.

Section 2 – Jurisdiction Distinguished From Territory. The Tribe’s jurisdiction over its members and territory shall be exercised to the fullest extent consistent with this Constitution, the sovereign powers of the Tribe, and federal law.

ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP

Section 1 – Eligibility for Membership. An individual is eligible for membership in the Tribe, if he/she possesses at least one-fourth (1/4) degree Indian blood, of which at least one-eighth (1/8) degree must be GrandRiver Ottawa or Michigan Ottawa blood and:

(a) Is a lineal descendant of a member of the historic Grand River Bands who resided in Manistee, Mason, Wexford or Lake Counties in the State of Michigan, who were listed on the schedule of Grand River Ottawa in the Durant Roll of 1908 as approved by the Secretary of the Interior on February 18, 1910; or,

(b) Is a lineal descendant of individuals listed on the 1870 Annuity Payrolls of Chippewas and Ottawas of Michigan listed under the following Ottawa Chiefs:

Kewacushkum Pay-quo-tush Me-tay-wis

Shaw-be-quo-ung Penayse Kaw-gay-gaw-bowe

Maw-gaw-ne-quong Ching-gawa-she Aken Bell; and,

(c) Is not currently enrolled in any other federally recognized Indian Tribe, band, or group.

Section 2 – Membership Rights of Children Who Have Been Adopted.

Any child who is less than 18 years of age,