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CHIPPEWA-CREE INDIANS
ROCKY BOY'S RESERVATION
ESTABLISHED 1916. HEADQUARTERS: ROCKY BOY
406.395.5707 • www.tribalnations.mt.gov/chippewacree
NAME: Chippewa word; Stone Child most accurate translation,
not Rocky Boy.
INTERESTING:
• Montana's smallest reservation; established by Executive Order,
not treaty
• Crees represent one of the largest Native American groups in
North America
• Tribes operate a casino with nearby airline and Amtrak service
STONE CHILD COLLEGE • www.stonechild.edu
FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY
FORT BELKNAP RESERVATION
ESTABLISHED 1888. HEADQUARTERS: FORT BELKNAP
406.353.2205 • www.ftbelknap.org
PRIMARY TRIBES: Assiniboine and Gros Ventre
NAMES: Assiniboine means "Stone Water People." Gros Ventre
(pronounced Gro Vant—big belly in French) call themselves Aan-
iiih; means "White Clay People."
INTERESTING:
• e Gros Ventre hosted German Prince Maximilian in 1826
• In 1884, gold discovered in Little Rocky Mountains
• Fort Belknap named after a Secretary of War
AANIIIH NAKODA COLLEGE • www.ancollege.edu
DONNIE
SEXTON
Devan Kicknosway,
dancing at North
American Indian
Days, Browning
The Sacred Heart Church at Fort Belnap where family and friends are buried
Kids playing on the Rocky Boy Reservation
KEN
BLACKBIRD
KEN BLACKBIRD
Distinct as they all are, Montana tribes share many cultural traits,
including a strong love of family and songs, storytelling,
sacred rituals, artwork, and games.
