MONTANA Indian tribes: BIA contact info, web links

The Tribal Nations of Montana -- A Legislative Handbook -- Info prepared for Montana legislators in 1995, contains background on tribes, statistics on each, legal status, and a Q & A about general tribal federal-state legal relationships. 196K, so loads rather slowly.

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Montana Tribes

Click on numbered list for contact info, links about tribe.

Blackfeet Tribal Business Council
Chippewa Cree Business Committee, Rocky Boy
Crow Tribal Council Gros Ventre & Assiniboine Tribes, Ft. Belnap
Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, Ft. Peck
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council

Montana's Seven Tribal Colleges -- all of them, with links to official pages of most and summaries of joint educational efforts

MONTANA BIA AGENCY OFFICES
BILLINGS AREA OFFICE Bureau of Indian Affairs 316 N., 26th Street Billings, MT 59101 P: 406/247-7343 F: 406/247-7976 Keith Beartusk [back to index] Blackfeet Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs Box 880 Browning, MT 59417 P: 406/338-7544 F: 406/338-7761 Eric LaPointe [back to index] Crow Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs Crow Agency, MT 59022 P: 406/638-2672 F: 406/638-2380 Duane Bird Bear [back to index]	Fort Belknap Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs P.O. Box 98 Harlem, MT 59526 P: 406/353-2901 F: 406/353-2886 Edith Adams [back to index] Fort Peck Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs P.O. Box 637 Poplar, MT 59255 P: 406/768-5312 F: 406/768-3405 Dennis Whiteman [back to index] Northern Cheyenne Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs Lame Deer, MT 59043 P: 406/477-8242 F: 406/477-6636 John White [back to index] Rocky Boy's Agency Representative Bureau of Indian Affairs Box Elder, MT 59521 P: 406/395-4476 F: 406/395-4382 James Montes, Field Representative [back to index]
MONTANA INDIAN TRIBES
Earl Old Person, Chairman Blackfeet Tribal Business Council P.O. Box 850 Browning, MT 59417 P: 406/338-7276 F: 406/338-7530 (Blackfeet) [back to index] Black Feet Nation Official website Blackfeet -- basic statistical info on tribe Luxton Museum of the Plains Indians (Alberta, CA), packaged a well-designed historical and cultural background unit, centered on the Blackfoot Confederacy. 20 50-minute modules, presented in 4 sections: Historical background; Spiritual Life; Daily Life; and Warrior-Hunter. Each module is followed by comprehension questions, and a set of off-line activities for each module Badger Two-Medicine Sacred Mountain site Oil & Gas Leasing in the Lewis & Clark National Forest, Badger two medicine site discussed briefly. Bert Corcoran, Chairman Chippewa Cree Business Committee (Rocky Boy Reservation) Rocky Boy Route - P.O. Box 544 Box Elder, MT 59521 P: 406/395-4282 F: 406/395-4497 (Rocky Boy's) [back to index] Chippewa-Cree Rocky Boy Reservation Some statistics and info about a drum group Chippewa Cree -- basic statistical info on tribe Stone Child College --community college of Montana Chippewa-Cree tribe Clara Nomee, Madam Chairman Crow Tribal Council P.O. Box 159 Crow Agency, MT 59022 P: 406/638-2601 F: 406/638-7283 (Crow) [bac to index] Crow Tribe -- basic statistical info on tribe Little Big Horn College -- Home Page -- Crow tribal community college Crow Mining statistics from US Office of Surface Mining and Restoration 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty -- with the Crow Tribe Aboriginal Hunting Rights Threatened - Crow -- recent decision and call for support by tribe Tracy C. King, President Gros Ventre & Assiniboine Tribes Fort Belknap Community Council Route 1, Box 66 Harlem, MT 59526 P: 406/353-2205 F: 406/353-2797 (Fort Belknap) [back to index] Fort Belnap info page Fort Belknap -- basic statistical info Caleb Shields, Chairman Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board P.O.Box 1027 Poplar, MT 59255 P: 406/768-5155 F: 406/768-5478 (Fort Peck) [back to index] Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Assiniboine and Sioux (Ft. Peck) -- basic statistical info on tribe William Walksalong, President Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council P.O. Box 128 Lame Deer, MT 59043 P: 406/477-8284 F: 406/477-6210 (Northern Cheyenne) [back to index] Northern Cheyenne -- basic statistical info on tribe Dull Knife Memorial College of the Northern cheyenne Tribe Eagle Wing (home page of Eugene Little Coyote, northern Cheyenne tribal member) Cheyenne Language Page with many language learning resources and Cheyenne-related links, by Wayne Leman Cook family home page, including their Bibliography of Cheyenne History Chief Black Kettle by Ohiyesa, Charles A. Eastman, in 1916 Chief Dull Knife by Ohiyesa (Charles A. Easterman) in 1916 Chief Little Wolf -- By Ohiyesa (Charles A. Eastman) in 1916 Chief Roman Nose Sweet Medicine -- Culture hero of Cheyenne people U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (member: Northern Cheyenne tribe) Senate Home Page U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Personal Home Page W. Richard West Jr. -- very brief biographical note of this Cheyenne artist, educator Rhonda Swaney, Madam Chair Confederated Salish Kutenai Tribes Flathead Reservation P.O.. Box 278 Pablo, MT 59855 P: 675-2700 F: 675-2806 (Which agency?) Salish and Kutenai tribes Salish-Kutenai Tribes</a> Official website Salish - Kootenai Tribes -- basic statistical info on tribe Flag of the Flathead Nation -- with a short history and explanation of symbolism Flathead Reservation -- Unofficial page by Patti Sessions, ong-time tribal employee Char-Koosta News -- Salish-Kutenai Tribal newspaper on-line. Salish-Kutenai tribal college</a>

MONTANA BIA AGENCY OFFICES

BILLINGS AREA OFFICE
Bureau of Indian Affairs
316 N., 26th Street
Billings, MT 59101
P: 406/247-7343
F: 406/247-7976
Keith Beartusk
[back to index]

Blackfeet Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Box 880
Browning, MT 59417
P: 406/338-7544
F: 406/338-7761
Eric LaPointe
[back to index]

Crow Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Crow Agency, MT 59022
P: 406/638-2672
F: 406/638-2380
Duane Bird Bear
[back to index]

Fort Belknap Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 98
Harlem, MT 59526
P: 406/353-2901
F: 406/353-2886
Edith Adams
[back to index]

Fort Peck Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 637
Poplar, MT 59255
P: 406/768-5312
F: 406/768-3405
Dennis Whiteman
[back to index]

Northern Cheyenne Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Lame Deer, MT 59043
P: 406/477-8242
F: 406/477-6636
John White
[back to index]

Rocky Boy's Agency Representative
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Box Elder, MT 59521
P: 406/395-4476
F: 406/395-4382
James Montes, Field Representative
[back to index]

MONTANA INDIAN TRIBES

Earl Old Person, Chairman
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council
P.O. Box 850
Browning, MT 59417
P: 406/338-7276
F: 406/338-7530
(Blackfeet)
[back to index]

Black Feet Nation Official website
Blackfeet -- basic statistical info on tribe
Luxton Museum of the Plains Indians (Alberta, CA), packaged a well-designed historical and cultural background unit, centered on the Blackfoot Confederacy. 20 50-minute modules, presented in 4 sections: Historical background; Spiritual Life; Daily Life; and Warrior-Hunter. Each module is followed by comprehension questions, and a set of off-line activities for each module
Badger Two-Medicine Sacred Mountain site Oil & Gas Leasing in the Lewis & Clark National Forest, Badger two medicine site discussed briefly.

Bert Corcoran, Chairman
Chippewa Cree Business Committee (Rocky Boy Reservation)
Rocky Boy Route - P.O. Box 544
Box Elder, MT 59521
P: 406/395-4282
F: 406/395-4497
(Rocky Boy's)
[back to index]

Chippewa-Cree Rocky Boy Reservation Some statistics and info about a drum group
Chippewa Cree -- basic statistical info on tribe
Stone Child College --community college of Montana Chippewa-Cree tribe

Clara Nomee, Madam Chairman
Crow Tribal Council
P.O. Box 159
Crow Agency, MT 59022
P: 406/638-2601
F: 406/638-7283
(Crow)
[bac to index]

Crow Tribe -- basic statistical info on tribe
Little Big Horn College -- Home Page -- Crow tribal community college
Crow Mining statistics from US Office of Surface Mining and Restoration
1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty -- with the Crow Tribe
Aboriginal Hunting Rights Threatened - Crow -- recent decision and call for support by tribe

Tracy C. King, President
Gros Ventre & Assiniboine Tribes
Fort Belknap Community Council
Route 1, Box 66
Harlem, MT 59526
P: 406/353-2205
F: 406/353-2797
(Fort Belknap)
[back to index]

Fort Belnap info page
Fort Belknap -- basic statistical info

Caleb Shields, Chairman
Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board
P.O.Box 1027
Poplar, MT 59255
P: 406/768-5155
F: 406/768-5478
(Fort Peck)
[back to index]

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes

Assiniboine and Sioux (Ft. Peck) -- basic statistical info on tribe

William Walksalong, President
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council
P.O. Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043
P: 406/477-8284
F: 406/477-6210
(Northern Cheyenne)
[back to index]

Northern Cheyenne -- basic statistical info on tribe
Dull Knife Memorial College of the Northern cheyenne Tribe
Eagle Wing (home page of Eugene Little Coyote, northern Cheyenne tribal member)
Cheyenne Language Page with many language learning resources and Cheyenne-related links, by Wayne Leman
Cook family home page, including their Bibliography of Cheyenne History
Chief Black Kettle by Ohiyesa, Charles A. Eastman, in 1916
Chief Dull Knife by Ohiyesa (Charles A. Easterman) in 1916
Chief Little Wolf -- By Ohiyesa (Charles A. Eastman) in 1916
Chief Roman Nose
Sweet Medicine -- Culture hero of Cheyenne people
U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (member: Northern Cheyenne tribe) Senate Home Page
U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Personal Home Page
W. Richard West Jr. -- very brief biographical note of this Cheyenne artist, educator

Rhonda Swaney, Madam Chair
Confederated Salish Kutenai Tribes
Flathead Reservation
P.O.. Box 278
Pablo, MT 59855
P: 675-2700
F: 675-2806
(Which agency?)

Salish and Kutenai tribes
Salish-Kutenai Tribes</a> Official website
Salish - Kootenai Tribes -- basic statistical info on tribe
Flag of the Flathead Nation -- with a short history and explanation of symbolism
Flathead Reservation -- Unofficial page by Patti Sessions, ong-time tribal employee
Char-Koosta News -- Salish-Kutenai Tribal newspaper on-line.
Salish-Kutenai tribal college</a>

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Text, maps and graphics copyright -- Paula Giese, 1996, 1997 except where elsewhere attributed.

CREDITS: Some information on tribes fronm BIA server; corrected using Veronica Tiller's "American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas,&quyot; 1996.

Last Updated:5/28/97