Meet Montana's Indian Nations and the many tribal communities, diverse cultures and histories.
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LocationThe Fort Peck Reservation is in northeastern Montana, 40 miles west of the North Dakota border and 50 miles south of the Canadian border, with the Missouri River defining its southern perimeter. It includes more than two million acres of land.
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The PeopleLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is a federally-recognized tribe of Ojibwe people in Montana.Due to conflicts with federal authorities in the 19th century, the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe went without an Indian reservation for most of its history.
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LocationRocky Boy's Reservation is near the Canadian border, in north central Montana. It is graced by the Bears Paw Mountains, which provide a dramatic contrast to the flat bottomlands of this area.
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LocationThe Crow Reservation is in south central Montana, bordered by Wyoming on the south, with its northwestern boundary about 10 miles from Billings.
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LocationThe combined reservation and additional tribal lands encompass 650,000 acres of the plains and grasslands of north-central Montana.
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LocationThe Blackfeet Reservation is in northwestern Montana along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Its one-and-a-half million acres are bordered on the north by Canada and on the west by Glacier National Park.
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LocationNorth of I-90 between Missoula and Kalispell, fertile valleys and towering mountain peaks of northwestern Montana surround the Flathead Reservation. The reservation comprises over 1.
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LocationThe rugged country of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation is in southeastern Montana. It covers 445,000 acres and is bounded on the east by the Tongue River and on the west by the Crow Reservation.
