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The Reservations in Montana. I grew up between two of them: Rocky Boy and Fort Belknap. What I thought was interesting is a lot of the tribes came from the Great Lakes area where I'm going in three weeks.
Fort Belknap: The Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes share the Fort Belknap Reservation, established in 1888.
The White Clay People, known as Gros Ventre ("Big Belly") due to a misinterpretation by French traders, call themselves A-a-ninin and speak an Algonquin language.
The Assiniboine, or Nakoda, originally associated with the Yanktonai Sioux, speak a Siouan language and are found on the Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Reservations, as well as in Canada.
Bull Lodge, a significant leader, passed down much of the Gros Ventre's culture and spirituality.
Rocky Boy: The Chippewa Cree Tribe, comprising the Chippewa (Ojibwa) and Cree, has coexisted for over 100 years, establishing the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana via an Executive Order on September 17, 1916.
The Chippewa, or Anishanabe, originated near the Great Lakes and migrated westward, settling in areas including North Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
The Cree, a large Native American group, traditionally inhabited a vast area from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Rocky Boy's Reservation was formed in central Montana by a union of Cree led by Little Bear and landless Chippewa led by Chief Stone Child, whose name was mistranslated to "Rocky Boy."
Fort Belknap: The Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes share the Fort Belknap Reservation, established in 1888.
The White Clay People, known as Gros Ventre ("Big Belly") due to a misinterpretation by French traders, call themselves A-a-ninin and speak an Algonquin language.
The Assiniboine, or Nakoda, originally associated with the Yanktonai Sioux, speak a Siouan language and are found on the Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Reservations, as well as in Canada.
Bull Lodge, a significant leader, passed down much of the Gros Ventre's culture and spirituality.
Rocky Boy: The Chippewa Cree Tribe, comprising the Chippewa (Ojibwa) and Cree, has coexisted for over 100 years, establishing the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana via an Executive Order on September 17, 1916.
The Chippewa, or Anishanabe, originated near the Great Lakes and migrated westward, settling in areas including North Dakota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
The Cree, a large Native American group, traditionally inhabited a vast area from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Rocky Boy's Reservation was formed in central Montana by a union of Cree led by Little Bear and landless Chippewa led by Chief Stone Child, whose name was mistranslated to "Rocky Boy."