Isabella Indian Reservation facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Isabella Indian Reservation
Indian reservation
Location within Isabella County with underlying local municipal boundaries
Location within the state of Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Arenac and Kent
Government
• Type	Tribal Council
Area
• Total	217.67 sq mi (563.8 km2)
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	26,274
• Density	120.706/sq mi (46.6047/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	989
GNIS feature ID	1618873

Locations within Arenac County

The Isabella Indian Reservation is the primary land base of the federally recognized Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation, located in Isabella County in the central part of the U.S. state of Michigan. The tribe also has some small parcels of off-reservation trust land in Standish Township, Arenac County, near Saginaw Bay and southeast of the city of Standish. Tribal lands are held in trust by the federal government on behalf of the nation.

The tribe owns and operates the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant and the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino in Standish.

The Tribe entered into an agreement with the state to expand its law enforcement jurisdiction to enforce laws on its members. This expanded area is for law enforcement on its members only and not the Mt. Pleasant community as a whole.

Communities

• Beal City (in Nottawa Township)
• Loomis (in Wise Township)
• Mount Pleasant (part, population 8,741)
• Rosebush (in Isabella Township)
• Weidman (part in Nottawa Township, population 292)

Townships

All townships are in Isabella County, except Standish Township, which is in Arenac County

• Chippewa Township (part)
• Deerfield Township
• Denver Township
• Isabella Township
• Mount Pleasant (part; city that is not included in any other township)
• Nottawa Township
• Standish Township, Arenac County (very small parts of the township)
• Union Township (part)
• Wise Township