FARGO - It appears the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's long wait for official recognition by the federal government will soon end. Members of the tribe will gather Saturday for a ceremony led by ...

For local tribal elder Henry Anderson, federal recognition of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana would mean more educational opportunities for youth and better health care for elders in his ...

One of her sons is among those who have died of COVID-19. The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is building its health services largely from scratch roughly a year after becoming the ...

Chris La Tray, a tribal citizen of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, has been named by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte for the term of 2023-2024. The announcement was made by the Montana ...

After decades of trying, a group of Native Americans will receive federal recognition for the first time. The recogniton for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a result of an amendment that ...

GREAT FALLS- For more than a century, the Little Shell Tribe has fought for federal recognition, and now, a bill that will end that fight might soon pass. The State of Montana has recognized the ...

GREAT FALLS – The Little Shell Chippewa Tribe sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposing to lease and operate the Hell Creek Recreation Area, according to an official release from the ...

BILLINGS - After a 31-year wait, the U.S. Department of Interior said Tuesday it will not recognize Montana's Little Shell Tribe, a group of landless Indians who have struggled to stay together ...

HELENA, Mont. — Two Montana tribes will soon see state grant funds to help businesses thrive. The Blackfeet Tribe and the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana were awarded $240,000 by the ...

BILLINGS - In their centurylong battle against history, Montana's Little Shell Indians have been denied a homeland, deported to Canada and forced to live in rural shanty towns because whites and other ...

SUMMARY: Tribe deserves at least a hearing on gaining federal status. Talk about red tape. For nearly 100 years, the people who claim membership in the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa have been trying ...