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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. The Crow Tribe has an enrolled membership of approximately 11,000, of whom 7,900 reside in the reservation. 20% speak Crow as their ...
Thousands of acres on the reservation were reserved for town sites, schools and the National Bison Range. The Flathead were given first choice of either 80 or 160 acres (32 or 65 ha) of land per household. [13] According to their treaty, the tribes have the right to off-reservation hunting, but the state believed it could regulate those activities.
Together, the tribes have formed and maintained a community that has deep respect for its land, its culture, and its heritage. Fort Belknap derives its name from the original military and trading post established on the Milk River. The town of Harlem, Montana, developed about 1 mi (2 km) northeast of the fort.
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "American Indian reservations in Montana" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
This is done through blood quantum measurements kept by the tribe. The Reservation is located in Montana's extreme northeast corner, on the north side of the Missouri River. The Reservation is 110 miles (180 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide, encompassing 2,093,310 acres (8,471.3 km 2; 3,270.80 sq mi).
American Indian reservations in Montana (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Montana" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.