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A tribal council was formed in response to the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.They were the first tribes to organize a tribal government under the act. [10] Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, the tribal council was finally able to begin gradually taking over management of law enforcement, [17] justice, forestry, wildlife, and health and human services ...
Search. Search. Appearance ... Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation: Montana: 4,789: 706.97 (1,831.05) ... A state designated American Indian reservation is the land ...
Ranch lands and prairie near Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, part of the Crow Indian Reservation, 1973. The Crow Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Crow Tribe. Established 1868, [3] [4] the reservation is located in parts of Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Treasure counties in southern Montana in the United States.
With adjoining tribal areas outside Montana, the territory was claimed by "Methow, Okanagan, Kooteny, Pend d'Oreille, Colville, North Spokane, San Poeil, and other tribes". When tribal reservations were established in other states in 1872, the United States "simply took possession" of area 532 on "December 0, 1871".
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Cheyenne: Tsėhéstáno [1]) is the federally recognized Northern Cheyenne tribe and a Plains tribe. The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation is reservation located in southeastern Montana, that is approximately 690 square miles (1,800 km 2) large. It is home to ...
The Act called for the survey and allotment of lands now embraced by the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and the sale and dispersal of all the surplus lands after allotment. Each eligible Indian was to receive 320 acres (1.3 km 2; 0.50 sq mi) of grazing land in addition to some timber and irrigable land. Parcels of land were also withheld for ...
Rocky Boy claimed to be native to southwest Montana and may have lived in southern Idaho. He became a popular leader in the early 1900s among both the Chippewa and the European Americans. He managed to gain Executive Orders by United States presidents to set aside land for two Chippewa-Cree reservations in northeastern Montana.
The reservation covers 1,014 sq mi (2,630 km 2), and is located in north-central Montana. The total area includes the main portion of their homeland and off-reservation trust land. The tribes reported 2,851 enrolled members in 2010.