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Wyandotte Nation
The Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in northeastern Oklahoma. They are descendants of the Wendat Confederacy and Native Americans with territory near Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Under pressure from Haudenosaunee and other tribes, then from European settlers and the United States government, the tribe gradually moved south and west to Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma in the United States.
The headquarters of the federally recognized Wyandotte Nation is in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and their tribal jurisdictional area is in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
As of 2025[update], the current administration is:
The chief serves a four-year term.
The Wyandotte Nation issues its own tribal vehicle tags and operates its own housing authority. It has a ten-man police department providing 24-hour law enforcement response to the Nation and surrounding area.
In May 2025, 7,254 people are enrolled citizens of the nation. Only about 25 percent of the tribe lives within the state of Oklahoma. In 2011, that was 1,218 of 4,957 citizens. Enrollment is based in lineal descent; that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirement.
The Wyandotte Nation operates the Bearskin Health and Wellness Center, the Bearskin Fitness Center, and the Lost Creek Recycling Center, which is managed by the tribe's Environmental Department and Planning and Natural Resources Department. The Turtle Speaks is the tribal newspaper.
The tribe owns River Bend Casino & Hotel and Lucky Turtle Casino in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. It owns a truck stop, the Turtle Stop fuel stations, and a smoke shop. They issue their own tribal vehicle tags.
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Wyandotte Nation
The Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in northeastern Oklahoma. They are descendants of the Wendat Confederacy and Native Americans with territory near Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Under pressure from Haudenosaunee and other tribes, then from European settlers and the United States government, the tribe gradually moved south and west to Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma in the United States.
The headquarters of the federally recognized Wyandotte Nation is in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, and their tribal jurisdictional area is in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
As of 2025[update], the current administration is:
The chief serves a four-year term.
The Wyandotte Nation issues its own tribal vehicle tags and operates its own housing authority. It has a ten-man police department providing 24-hour law enforcement response to the Nation and surrounding area.
In May 2025, 7,254 people are enrolled citizens of the nation. Only about 25 percent of the tribe lives within the state of Oklahoma. In 2011, that was 1,218 of 4,957 citizens. Enrollment is based in lineal descent; that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirement.
The Wyandotte Nation operates the Bearskin Health and Wellness Center, the Bearskin Fitness Center, and the Lost Creek Recycling Center, which is managed by the tribe's Environmental Department and Planning and Natural Resources Department. The Turtle Speaks is the tribal newspaper.
The tribe owns River Bend Casino & Hotel and Lucky Turtle Casino in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. It owns a truck stop, the Turtle Stop fuel stations, and a smoke shop. They issue their own tribal vehicle tags.
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