FARGO - It appears the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's long wait for official recognition by the federal government will soon end. Members of the tribe will gather Saturday for a ceremony led by ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. GREAT FALLS — Prior to 2019, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians had rich cultural ties ...

BILLIINGS, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state ...

GREAT FALLS - After becoming the 574th tribe to receive federal recognition in December, members of the Little Shell Chippewa have a chance to get an accurate population count for the first time ...

GREAT FALLS – The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposing to lease and operate the Hell Creek Recreation Area, according to an official release from the ...

I’ve thought about Indians my entire life. I grew up with the vague knowledge my father’s side of the family was Indian — Chippewa, specifically — as my grandmother would speak of it at times. I have ...

For local tribal elder Henry Anderson, federal recognition of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana would mean more educational opportunities for youth and better health care for elders in his ...

BILLINGS - In their centurylong battle against history, Montana's Little Shell Indians have been denied a homeland, deported to Canada and forced to live in rural shanty towns because whites and other ...

BILLINGS — Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state and saw its ...

BILLINGS — State agencies have withheld $867,000 in grants and stimulus money from a Montana Indian tribe since auditors revealed lax accounting practices had opened the door to potential financial ...

The president of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe has asked a U.S. House Committee to move forward on a bill to give federal recognition to the Montana tribe after decades of delay. The tribe has no ...