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