"You can call us unrecognized, but don't call us unorganized, and furthermore, I don't care if you recognize me or not.”
Waunetta Dominic
In 1979, Mrs. Dominic was named "Michiganian of the Year" by the Detroit News. After her death she was inducted into The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, and since then has often been honored.
Throughout the years state and national honors have been accorded her posthumously. The most recent was accepted by her grandson Christopher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. it was for her forty years of leadership and devotion to gaining restitution for the Little Traverse Bay of Ottawa Indians.
Mrs. Dominics's work began when she, her husband Robert, her father, and two other men founded the NMOA. Ms. Dominic then traveled across Michigan to determine the land values during the treaty years of 1821 and 1836. She searched for the descendants of the treaty signatories and urged them to sign affidavits verifying their eligibility for land claims.
In 1968, Dominic and her husband initiated successful land claim suits which awarded $12 million to Ottawa and Chippewa descendants. In addition, $900,000 was awarded in 1971 to the descendants of the 1821 treaty signatories. As a member of the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Christian Life Center of Petoskey, Dominic sought to preserve tribal traditions and cultural pride. Her vision, commitment, and ensuing victories serve as an eternal inspiration for those who seek peace between ethnic groups.
The story of her life and many more remarkable and outstanding accomplishments will appear here soon. In the meantime her obituary and an article written by Jim Doherty, “Bob and Waunetta Dominic” can be read at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website: http://www.gwood.us/
Waunetta Dominic
In 1979, Mrs. Dominic was named "Michiganian of the Year" by the Detroit News. After her death she was inducted into The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, and since then has often been honored.
Throughout the years state and national honors have been accorded her posthumously. The most recent was accepted by her grandson Christopher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. it was for her forty years of leadership and devotion to gaining restitution for the Little Traverse Bay of Ottawa Indians.
Mrs. Dominics's work began when she, her husband Robert, her father, and two other men founded the NMOA. Ms. Dominic then traveled across Michigan to determine the land values during the treaty years of 1821 and 1836. She searched for the descendants of the treaty signatories and urged them to sign affidavits verifying their eligibility for land claims.
In 1968, Dominic and her husband initiated successful land claim suits which awarded $12 million to Ottawa and Chippewa descendants. In addition, $900,000 was awarded in 1971 to the descendants of the 1821 treaty signatories. As a member of the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Christian Life Center of Petoskey, Dominic sought to preserve tribal traditions and cultural pride. Her vision, commitment, and ensuing victories serve as an eternal inspiration for those who seek peace between ethnic groups.
The story of her life and many more remarkable and outstanding accomplishments will appear here soon. In the meantime her obituary and an article written by Jim Doherty, “Bob and Waunetta Dominic” can be read at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website: http://www.gwood.us/
"You can call us unrecognized, but don't call us unorganized, and furthermore, I don't care if you recognize me or not.”
Waunetta Dominic
In 1979, Mrs. Dominic was named "Michiganian of the Year" by the Detroit News. After her death she was inducted into The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, and since then has often been honored.
Throughout the years state and national honors have been accorded her posthumously. The most recent was accepted by her grandson Christopher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. it was for her forty years of leadership and devotion to gaining restitution for the Little Traverse Bay of Ottawa Indians.
Mrs. Dominics's work began when she, her husband Robert, her father, and two other men founded the NMOA. Ms. Dominic then traveled across Michigan to determine the land values during the treaty years of 1821 and 1836. She searched for the descendants of the treaty signatories and urged them to sign affidavits verifying their eligibility for land claims.
In 1968, Dominic and her husband initiated successful land claim suits which awarded $12 million to Ottawa and Chippewa descendants. In addition, $900,000 was awarded in 1971 to the descendants of the 1821 treaty signatories. As a member of the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Christian Life Center of Petoskey, Dominic sought to preserve tribal traditions and cultural pride. Her vision, commitment, and ensuing victories serve as an eternal inspiration for those who seek peace between ethnic groups.
The story of her life and many more remarkable and outstanding accomplishments will appear here soon. In the meantime her obituary and an article written by Jim Doherty, “Bob and Waunetta Dominic” can be read at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website: http://www.gwood.us/
Waunetta Dominic
In 1979, Mrs. Dominic was named "Michiganian of the Year" by the Detroit News. After her death she was inducted into The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, and since then has often been honored.
Throughout the years state and national honors have been accorded her posthumously. The most recent was accepted by her grandson Christopher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. it was for her forty years of leadership and devotion to gaining restitution for the Little Traverse Bay of Ottawa Indians.
Mrs. Dominics's work began when she, her husband Robert, her father, and two other men founded the NMOA. Ms. Dominic then traveled across Michigan to determine the land values during the treaty years of 1821 and 1836. She searched for the descendants of the treaty signatories and urged them to sign affidavits verifying their eligibility for land claims.
In 1968, Dominic and her husband initiated successful land claim suits which awarded $12 million to Ottawa and Chippewa descendants. In addition, $900,000 was awarded in 1971 to the descendants of the 1821 treaty signatories. As a member of the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Christian Life Center of Petoskey, Dominic sought to preserve tribal traditions and cultural pride. Her vision, commitment, and ensuing victories serve as an eternal inspiration for those who seek peace between ethnic groups.
The story of her life and many more remarkable and outstanding accomplishments will appear here soon. In the meantime her obituary and an article written by Jim Doherty, “Bob and Waunetta Dominic” can be read at Petoskey’s Greenwood Cemetery Genealogical Website: http://www.gwood.us/
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