The West Old & New Vol II Issue VII | Page 4

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NIITSITAPI BLACKFEET
The reservation is home to the Blackfeet tribe. Of the approxi mately 15, 560 enrolled tribal me mbers, there are about 7, 000 living on or near the reser vation. Le arn Mo re
APSAALOOKE CROW
About 75 percent of the Crow tribe ' s approximately 10, 000 or more enrolled me mbers li ve on or near the reservation. Eighty-five percent speak Crow as their first language. Learn Mo re
SELISH KTUNAXA FLATHEAD
The Flathead Indian Reser vation is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes. The tribes are a combination of the Salish, the Pend d ' Oreille and the Kootenai. Lea rn Mo re
NAKODA AANININ FORT BELKNAP
The Fort Belknap Reservation is home to two tribes, the Assiniboine, or Nakoda, and the Gros Ventre, who refer to themsel ves as A ' aninin or " People of the White Clay." Combined enrollment is approximately 4, 000.
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NAKODA DAKOTA FORT PECK
About 6, 800 Assiniboine and Sioux live on the Fort Peck Reser vation, with another approximately 3,900 tribal me mbers living off the reser vation. Le arn Mo re
LITTLE SHELL This band of the Chippewa Tribe is a state recognized tribe without a designated reservation in Montana. There are o ver 4, 000 enrolled me mbers within the state, many of which li ve in the Great Falls and surrounding area. Le arn Mo re