Meet the First Nations of Montana
Meet Montana's Indian Nations and the many tribal communities, diverse cultures and histories.
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Niitsitapi Blackfeet
The reservation is home to the Blackfeet tribe. Of the approximately 17,250 enrolled tribal members, there are about 9,000 living on or near the reservation.
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Apsaalooke Crow
About 75 percent of the Crow tribe's approximately 10,000 or more enrolled members live on or near the reservation. Eighty-five percent speak Crow as their first language.
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Little Shell Chippewa
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is a federally-recognized tribe of Ojibwe people in Montana. Due to conflicts with federal authorities in the 19th century, the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe went without an Indian reservation for most of its history.
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Salish, Pend O'reille, and Kootenai
The Flathead Indian Reservation is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes (CSKT). The tribes are a combination of the Salish, the Pend d'Oreille and the Kootenai.
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Tsetsehesestahase Sotaahe Northern Cheyenne
Approximately 5,000 Northern Cheyenne, along with members of other tribes and with non-Native Americans, live on the reservation. Lame Deer is the tribal and government agency headquarters.
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Annishinabe Ne-i-yah wahk Rocky Boy's
Rocky Boy's is home to members of the Chippewa-Cree tribe and has more than 4,000 residents. The name "Rocky Boy" was derived from the name of a leader of a band of Chippewa Indians.
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A Aninin Nakoda Fort Belknap
The Fort Belknap Reservation is home to two tribes, the Assiniboine, or Nakoda, and the Gros Ventre, who refer to themselves as A'aninin or "People of the White Clay." Combined enrollment is approximately 4,000.
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Fort Peck Nakoda Dakota
About 6,800 Assiniboine and Sioux live on the Fort Peck Reservation, with another approximately 3,900 tribal members living off the reservation. The Fort Peck Reservation is in northeastern Montana, 40 miles west of the North Dakota border and 50 miles south of the Canadian border, with the Missouri River defining its southern perimeter.