The Fort Belknap Reservation is home to two tribes, the Assiniboine, or Nakoda, and the Gros Ventre, who refer to themselves as A'aninin or "People of the White Clay." Combined enrollment is approximately 4,000.
About A'aninin Nakoda Fort Belknap
The combined reservation and additional tribal lands encompass 650,000 acres of the plains and grasslands of north-central Montana.
Annual Events
July
Wasay Wakpa Wachi Pow Wow – Third weekend of July | Lodge Pole
Milk River Indian Days – Fourth weekend of July | Fort Belknap Agency
August
Hays Community Powwow – mid-August | Hays
October
Chief Joseph Pow Wow – First weekend of October | Fort Belknap Agency
Economy
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the tribe are the major employers. The Little Rockies Meat Packing Company, Inc. is the first tribally owned, USDA-inspected meat packing facility in the U.S. The Reservation is working to develop tourism and marketing Native American artisans. The tribes manage a 300-head buffalo herd. Antelope, bird and gopher hunts are available; licenses and guides are required.
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Fort Belknap Community College / Aaniiih Nakoda College
Two-year associate's degrees in the Arts and Sciences are offered, along with one-year certificates. The Tribal Archives are located on campus, along with a student-built library.
269 Blackfeet Avenue, Harlem, MT 59526
Phone: 406.353.2607
Fort Belknap Tourism Office and Information Center
The Information Center offers RV parking, showers and picnic grounds.
US Rt. 2, Harlem, MT 59526
Phone: 406.673.3031Fax: 406.353.2208
Fort Belknap Indian Community Council
The Fort Belknap Indian Community Council is recognized as the governing body on the Fort Belknap Reservation. They are charged with the duty of protecting the health, security, and general welfare of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
656 Agency Main St., Harlem, MT 59526
Phone: 406.353.2205
