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Native American Tribes of Montana



The original inhabitants of the area that is now Montana included:

*The Assiniboine tribe
*The Blackfeet tribe
*The Crow tribe
*The Gros Ventre tribe
*The Kootenai tribe
*The Salish tribe
*The Sioux tribe
*The Shoshoni tribe

Other Indian tribes driven into Montana after Europeans arrived included:

*The Cheyenne tribe

See also our new Assiniboine, Blackfoot, Crow, Gros Ventre, Sioux, and Cheyenne Facts for Kids pages!

There are seven federally recognized Indian tribes in Montana today.

Here are the addresses of Montana's Indian reservations:

*Blackfeet Nation:
PO Box 850
Browning, MT 59417
http://www.blackfeetnation.com

*Chippewa Cree Tribe:
Rocky Boy Route
Box Elder, MT 59521

*Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes:
P.O. Box 278
Pablo, MT 59885

*Crow Tribal Council:
PO Box 159
Crow Agency, MT 59526

*Fort Belknap Indian Community (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre):
RR1 Box 66
Harlem, MT 59526

*Fort Peck Indian Community (Assiniboine and Sioux):
RR1 Box 66
Harlem, MT 59526

*Northern Cheyenne:
PO Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043

Recommended books about Montana Native Americans:

*Montana Indians: Introducing Montana's Native American history and culture to kids.
*Montana Indian Dictionary: Fact book on Montana's Native American tribes for kids.
*Montana's Indians, Yesterday and Today: Photoessay on the Native Americans of Montana.
*Ancient Visions: Art book of ancient Indian petroglyphs and pictographs in Wyoming and Montana.
*Lakota Noon: The history of Custer's defeat by Sioux warriors at Little Big Horn.
*Counting Coup: Biography of a contemporary Montana Indian basketball player.
*Coyote Stories of the Montana Salish Indians: Collection of Flathead Indian legends from Montana.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Montana state:

*Montana Indian Reservations: Page for kids with facts and pictures about the state's native people today .
*Montana Reservations: Extensive profiles of the Montana Indian tribes including culture, history, and contacts.



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