On Friday, after more than 100 years of struggle, the Little Shell Band of Chippewa became the 574th American Indian Tribe to be officially recognized by the United States government. Five generations ...

Chief Little Shell, who traced his chieftain bloodline to the 1700s, was among Ojibwe leaders who signed the Old Crossing Treaty near Red Lake Falls, Minn., in 1863, surrendering rights to land in ...

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 Tribe of Chippewa Indians, sets out in “Becoming Little Shell” to ...

Funding for the program was secured through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Clarence Sivertsen, first vice-chair of the tribe, said the council established the program to ...

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana will celebrate their recent federal recognition Saturday, Jan. 25 in Great Falls. The celebration, hosted by the tribal council, is free and open ...

For decades, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana have lived in a state of neitherness — neither completely Native American nor non-Native American. But last month, its 5,400 members ...

Keira Simonson herds steers that will be used for the University of Montana rodeo team’s practice that evening. Photograph: Eli Imadali/The Guardian For some Native Americans – particularly those who ...