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Distinctly Montana Summer 2018

Distinctly Montana Magazine

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D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 68 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.

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