The Public Affairs Department consists of two staff members at the present time, a Director and an Administrative Assistant who works in support of the department.

In addition to many assigned public relations activities, the department is responsible for covering tribal events and publication of the Little River Currents newspaper, press releases/relations, event organization and other activities as directed by the Office of the Ogema under whose authority the department falls by the Laws of the Constitution of the tribe. A key duty of the department is working with all other departments and business endeavors regarding interaction with outside media. The Public Affairs Department is responsible for controlling and disseminating information to the outside media in such a fashion as to minimize any adverse publicity and enhance the image of the tribe.

The Department Director has also been designated as the Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Public Safety Department and handles media relations/incidents for them as well. In addition, the Director and staff handle non-commercial (i.e. emergency/incident) media relations for the Little River Casino and Resort for newsworthy items and events not including normal casino operations.

The Director serves as the Chair of the Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (TEPC) and the Building Security Group (BSG). He is the Tribal representative to and elected secretary of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC/LPT), a Board member of the Downtown Manistee program (Organizing Committee) and is the Chairman of the Manistee Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee.