RESERVATIONS AND TRIBES OF MONTANA Reservation Principal Tribe Population 1 Land area ( acres ) Tribal Governing Body MONTANA Blackfeet Blackfeet 5,800 901,939 Business Council of 9 elected members Crow Crow 3,500 1,567,348 General Council — one vote per tribal member Flathead Salish and Kootenai 2,900 617,553 Confederated Council of 10 elected members Fort Belknap Gros Ventre and Assiniboine 2,100 595,660 Elected Council of 6 Gros Ventre and 6 Assini-boines Fort Peck Northern Cheyenne Rocky Boy's Sioux and Assiniboine Northern Cheyenne Chippewa and Cree 3,100 2,100 900 889,255 433,273 107,612 Elected Executive Board of 12 members, plus chairman, vice chairman and sergeant at arms Ten-member, elected, council headed by President elected at large Business Committee of 9 elected members WYOMING Wind River Shoshone (1,500) Arapahoe (2,200) 3,700 1,886,670 Business Council for each tribe of 6 elected members.2
AND WYOMING
Montana's Indian population today includes representatives of more than a
dozen blood groups.
About 20,000 still live on or near the State's seven reservations, which
total more than 5 million acres. In addition to these trust lands,
another 125,000 acres of federally owned land are
used.
- 1 Indians residing in the reservation area.
- 2 The two councils meet jointly to decide matters of mutual interest.
Also, major decisions are reserved for action by general council.
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