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Join us for our monthly 1-hour town hall meeting(Begins at 7:30pm ET)The Commerce Department hosts a monthly, evening, online townhall meeting to publicly share updates on program activities, economic development, and facilitates dialogue on critical development issues. This month we announce and discuss the new 2026 Workforce Development program guidelines. Find out what changes were made to better support tribal citizens. |
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, is soliciting sealed bid proposals from qualified firms for professional services associated with a fully licensed psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner to provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and case consultation services in an outpatient setting serving the Native American population. These services can be provided either via telehealth or on-site, with on-site services preferred, approximately 10-12 hours per month.
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, is soliciting sealed bid proposals from qualified contractors to provide weekly or every other week dumpster waste collection and related services. Services may include dumpster pickup, roll-off services, recycling, and curbside collection at designated Tribal Buildings and Locations.
Interested bidders may obtain the full RFP package by emailing a request to purchasing@lrboi-nsn.gov.
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April 23, 2026
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Government Center will close its offices starting at 11:45 a.m (ET) today for a staff meeting.
The following offices will be unavailable starting at 11:45 am (ET)
Government Center (Manistee) & Satellite Office (Muskegon)
Little River Health Services (Manistee & Muskegon Clinic & Pharmacy)
Please visit the following links for alternative contact via email or phone during this time
Recent heavy rainfall has caused flooding, erosion, and unstable road conditions across the area. Old House Rd is CLOSED and not accessible at this time. Barricades and road closure signage are in place. Please avoid the area entirely.
For those accessing other Tribal properties, please use extreme caution. Conditions remain unpredictable and may change quickly.
Due to an unforeseen emergency situation within the Family Services Department, the Elder Meal and Bingo for the Muskegon Elders will be cancelled for this Friday, April 17th.
All are invited to join the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Natural Resources Department Wildlife Division in planting milkweed plugs at Aki Maadiziwin to benefit pollinators such as monarch butterflies!
