Grievance Committee

Updated Duties and Procedures For special meeting October 11th, 2025

Below is the Grievance Committee's attempt at updating the Duties and Procedures document prior to the October 11th, 2025 Special Meeting.  All wording in black is spelled out in the Constitution and By-Laws.  All wording in red are additions that were made by this committee or by the Ottawa Council working group

We look forward to discussing this with the Ottawa Council. 

Updated Duties and Procedures for the October 11th, 2025 special meeting

This is the Grievance Committee page for the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. On this page you can find links to Grievance Committee forms, contact information, duties and procedures, and dispositions of grievances once they become available.

Grievance Committee Announcements
Grievance Committee Duties and Procedures
Grievance Form
Grievance Dispositions

Grievance Committee Members

  • Amanda Newman, Secretary

    Grievance Member 1: Term 2025-2028

  • Lloyd Cox

    Grievance Member 2: Term 2025-2028

  • Ryan Angelo, Chair

    Grievance Member 3: Term 2024-2027

  • Vacant

    Grievance Member 4: Term 2023-2026

  • Cassandra Mundy

    Grievance Member 5: Term 2023-2026

Ottawa Tribal Council (c. 1875), Top row (left to right): Christopher Wind, Charles Hutchinson, Henry Jones, Joseph Wind. Bottom row: James Wind, William Hurr, Francis King, Henry Clary, David Barnett.

Constitution and Bylaws of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma

We, the Ottawa Indians of Oklahoma, in order to take advantage of the opportunities of economic independence and social advancement offered by the Thomas-Rogers Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of June 26, 1936, do hereby establish this constitution and bylaws pursuant to that act. This document supersedes the original constitution and bylaws approved by the Acting Secretary of the Interior on October 10, 1938, and ratified by the qualified voters of the tribe on November 30, 1938.

Read the Full 1979 Constitution