The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana will celebrate their recent federal recognition Saturday, Jan. 25 in Great Falls. The celebration, hosted by the tribal council, is free and open ...

Funding for the program was secured through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Clarence Sivertsen, first vice-chair of the tribe, said the council established the program to ...

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 ...

They are few in number. They are scattered. The history they share, more or less, is splintered and disputed. But some Turtle Mountain descendants and admirers of the late-19th century Chippewa Chief ...

Ever since walking out on fraudulent treaty negotiations by the U.S. government in 1892, the Little Shell Tribe of Montana has been a landless tribe. For more than 130 years they have sought federal ...

The Little Shell Pembina Nation has requested a criminal complaint be filed against the U.S. government for violation of treaty law and international law. The Little Shell Pembina Nation alleges that, ...

What does it mean to “belong”? And how do we know when we feel it? Chris La Tray, a storyteller and a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, sets out in “Becoming Little Shell” to ...

Little Shell tribal members in Lewistown, Montana, in 1940. Showing evidence of historical existence is part of the process of getting federal tribal recognition, but there is not much record of the ...

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been seeking federal recognition since the 1930s. In December 2019, the Little Shell became the 574th federally recognized tribe in the United States, ...

Keira Simonson herds steers that will be used for the University of Montana rodeo team’s practice that evening. Photograph: Eli Imadali/The Guardian For some Native Americans – particularly those who ...

For decades, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana have lived in a state of neitherness — neither completely Native American nor non-Native American. But last month, its 5,400 members ...