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Today in Michigan, lawmakers are introducing a wave of bills that seek to improve the lives of Native Americans and announcing plans for the first powwow ceremony to take place on the state capitol grounds. The package of bills, “Michigan Indigenous Culture and Heritage Package,” — introduced by six state representatives, including Carrie A. Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor), Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills), and Helena Scott (D-Detroit) — aims to address issues that have affected Indian Country for years. Rheingans said the bills were written with input from Michigan’s Native communities.