New Navy ship to honor Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan is receiving recognition by the U.S. Navy.

Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer announced that the latest towing, salvage and rescue ship ‘T-ATS 8’ will be named in honor of the tribe.

The ship will be named USNS Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek. Ojibwe is a reference to the Chippewa people, which is made up of the Saginaw, Black River, and Swan Creek bands. Anishinabek means “original people.”