Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What does it mean to “belong”? And how do we know when we feel it? Chris La Tray, a storyteller and a member of the Little Shell ...

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 - After becoming the 574th tribe to receive federal recognition in December, members of the Little Shell Chippewa have a chance to get an accurate population count for the first time ...

Tribal leaders, government officials, and honored guests gathered at a cornflower blue warehouse Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of a new food distribution warehouse where tribal elders, ...

BILLINGS — Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state and saw its ...

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 ...

The long-sought recognition came just months before the pandemic took hold, arriving in time to guarantee the right to crucial health care and a tribal supply of protective COVID-19 vaccines. Federal ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — 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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. GREAT FALLS — Prior to 2019, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians had rich cultural ties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Little Shell Tribe hosted a traditional reburial ceremony for the remains of a Little Shell child recently returned to the ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The Little Shell Tribal Council will be holding a traditional reburial ceremony Tuesday for the repatriation of the remains of a Little Shell child. The return was in ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — 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 ...