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Indian Nation Little Shell Tribal Office
Address 511 Central Ave W
Great Falls, MT 59404
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About Little 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. Members live in various parts of Montana and the United States and elect a government of a chairman and Tribal Council according to their constitution. The tribe has been state recognized in Montana. The National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed into law on December 20, 2019, granted the Tribe Federal recognition. The Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians are part of the historical Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, first recorded by European settlers in documents of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Fort Garry in the early 18th century. These logs and diaries show the Ojibwa held approximately 63 million acres of land throughout what is now South Dakota, North Dakota and Canada. By the early 19th century, many French-Canadian men, mostly fur trappers, had married into Ojibwe families. The Pembina Band entered into a treaty with the United States in the 1863 Treaty of Old Crossing, together with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. In the 1892 McCumber Agreement between the Turtle Mountain Indians and the Commission, the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation was established, but the Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians refused settlement there. Some of the Little Shell Band members did eventually settle on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Others migrated north and west into Saskatchewan and Alberta, and then later made their way back south into Montana.
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MAILING ADDRESS 511 Central Ave W
Great Falls, MT 59404
CONTACT 406-315-2400
FAX 405-315-2401
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SEASON All Year
HOURS Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm Closed: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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