First Nations  

     As with any genealogical research, the place to start when researching Native American ancestry is with what you know right now. Talk to family members and gather as much information as you can, including native names, places of birth, civil records, church records, census rolls, and photographs as you can get your hands on.  It's also important to know that many of the First Nations peoples of the USA were relocated by the US government far from their ancestral lands to remote places such as Oklahoma (Indian Territory) during the 1800's when European settlers began spreading across the land.  Because of this relocation, you may have to research other places, such as Kansas and Oklahoma.  Be sure to review the various rolls that were created.  In Michigan, a primary source is the Durant Roll, a census of Native Americans from 1870 and their known descendents living on March 7, 1907.
     Here are some sources of information that may help.