Montana Native American Reservations

Northern cheyenne

Crow

Flathead

Blackfeet

Little shell chippewa

Fort Peck

Rocky boy

Fort belknap

Crow reservation

Crow (Apsáalooke)

- A misinterpretation lead to the creation of the tribe's name "Crow." Originally Apsáalooke was known to represent "children of the large-beaked bird." - Crow capital is known as Crow Agency.

Little shell chippewa

Little Shell Band of Chippewa (Annishinabe and Métis)

- For most of the tribe's history, they were without a reservation. Therefore, many members are spread throughout Montana. - They consists of a federally-recognized tribe of the Objiwe nation.

Flathead reservation

Salish (Sélish) / Pend d’Orielle (Qĺispé) / Kootenai (Ksanka)

-Ranked fourth in land base at over 1.2 million acres. -Out of 7,443 enrolled Salish and Kootenai tribal members, 65% live within the reservation.

Fort belknap reservation

Gros Ventre (A’aninin) / Assiniboine (Nakoda, Nakona)

-An area of over 675,000 acres consisting of mostly rolling plains. -Two tribes call Fort Belknap home, the Nakoda, and the Gros Ventre.

Blackfeet reservation

Blackfeet (Niitsitapi (Pikuni))

- One of the 10 largest tribes in the United States. -Established in 1855. -Home to 17,321 Blackfeet members.

rocky boy's reservation

Chippewa Cree (Ojibwe) / Annishinabe

-"Rocky Boy" meaning "Stone Child" derived from name of Chippewa leader.

fort peck reservation

Assiniboine (Nakoda, Nakona) and Sioux (Lakota, Dakota)

- The Reservation is home to two nations: - The Assiniboinet - The Sioux. - Fort Peck allows for both native and non-native residents.

northern cheyenne

Northern Cheyenne (Tsetsêhesêstâhase and So’taa’eo’o)

- Over 440,000 Acres in southeastern Montana. - Approximately 50% of the 12,266 enrolled tribal members call the reservation home.