Visit Ziibiwing Center in Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Ziibiwing Center is part of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe in Mt. Pleasant. As a Culture Center, designed and dedicated to the Anishinabek people, a celebration of history, tradition and beliefs.

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Sharing the history of Keeping the Anishinabek culture alive, through captivating depictions and colorful artifacts. Walk through the interactive exhibits to hear, see and feel stories from the original people of the Great Lakes. Facing adversity, struggling to have land to live on, families were separated by boarding schools and traditions were lost along the way.

Homes were destroyed, as well as animal habitats and along with their more thoughtful way of living. Anishinabek people who weren’t recognized as US citizens until 1924, but they actually came first, long before the US settlers and colonizers.

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According to their website, other amenities also include:

  • Permanent and changing museum exhibits on-site
  • Gift Shop with specialty art and merchandise
  • American Indian-oriented workshops and team-building seminars
  • American Indian song and dance presentation options
  • On-site catering
  • Guided tours
  • Research center with computers/internet and access to historical documents
  • Extensive variety of audio-visual equipment
  • Free Soaring Eagle Casino shuttle service
  • Handicap Accessible

For more about staying at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, read about my experience here.

Ziibiwing Center is located to the south, across the Broadway Street from Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort entrance. 6650 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858


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