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:Established -- September 17, 1851 and 17 Oct. 1855  
:Established -- September 17, 1851 and 17 Oct. 1855  
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Fort Belknap Indian Agency (Montana)|Fort Belknap Indian Agency]] at Harlem, Montana  
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Fort Belknap Indian Agency (Montana)|Fort Belknap Indian Agency]] at Harlem, Montana  
:Principal tribes -- Assiniboine and the [[Grosventre Indians|Gros Ventre]] (Atsina), [[Blackfeet Indians]], [[Flathead Indians]], [[Kalispel Indians]], [[Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians, Montana|Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians of Montana]], [[Nez Perce Indians]], [[Pend d'Oreille Indians]], and [[Spokane Indians]]  
:Principal tribes -- Assiniboine and the [[Grosventre Indians|Gros Ventre]] (Atsina), [[Blackfeet Indians]], [[Flathead Indians]], [[Kalispel Indians]], [[Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians, Montana|Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians of Montana]], [[Nez Perce Indians]], [[Pend d'Oreille Indians]], and [[Spokane Indians]]  
:Population --&nbsp; 2010 census is 2,704 - Does not include non Indians<ref>Census 2000 Tribal Entity Counts for American Indian Reservations and Off-Reservation Trust Lands. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tallies/tallyair.html Available online]. {Note: This census figure only accounts for tribal members living on the reservation or trust lands. Other enrolled tribal members may live off-reservation.)</ref> 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment]] 3,557.<ref> Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y.  McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 </ref>
:Population -- 2010 census is 2,704 - Does not include non Indians<ref>Census 2000 Tribal Entity Counts for American Indian Reservations and Off-Reservation Trust Lands. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tallies/tallyair.html Available online]. {Note: This census figure only accounts for tribal members living on the reservation or trust lands. Other enrolled tribal members may live off-reservation.)</ref> 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment]] 3,557.<ref> Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y.  McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2 </ref>


=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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The area of the reservation in 1908 was 497,600 acres. In 1900, the Reservation covered 537,600 acres. Later in the 1930s, more land was added on to the Fort Belknap Reservation with the support of Joseph Dussome and other Little Shell Chippewa leaders. Read more about that below. Today, Fort Belknap Reservation covers 648,920 acres or 1,014 sq. mi.<ref>"Montana Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/montanarez.htm Available online.]</ref>.<br>  
The area of the reservation in 1908 was 497,600 acres. In 1900, the Reservation covered 537,600 acres. Later in the 1930s, more land was added on to the Fort Belknap Reservation with the support of Joseph Dussome and other Little Shell Chippewa leaders. Read more about that below. Today, Fort Belknap Reservation covers 648,920 acres or 1,014 sq. mi.<ref>"Montana Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/montanarez.htm Available online.]</ref>.<br>  


Land records: Tribally-owned 162,932.63 adres.&nbsp; [[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotted]] land: 427,579.93.  
Land records: Tribally-owned 162,932.63 adres. [[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotted]] land: 427,579.93.  


=== Communities  ===
=== Communities  ===
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*Confederation of American Indians. ''Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook''. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland &amp; Co., c1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14098308&referer=brief_results WorldCat 14098308]; {{FSC|671299|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 In2}}.<br>  
*Confederation of American Indians. ''Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook''. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland &amp; Co., c1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14098308&referer=brief_results WorldCat 14098308]; {{FSC|671299|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 In2}}.<br>  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30, 1906. This publication lists the 22 states which had reservations in 1908. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich Available online].  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30, 1906. This publication lists the 22 states which had reservations in 1908. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich Available online].  
*Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1902. 7 volumes. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74490963&referer=brief_results WorldCat 74490963]; {{FSC|53745|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 K142i}}.&nbsp; [https://library.okstate.edu/search-and-find/collections/digital-collections/indian-affairs-laws-and-treaties Available online].<br>  
*Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1902. 7 volumes. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74490963&referer=brief_results WorldCat 74490963]; {{FSC|53745|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 K142i}}. [https://library.okstate.edu/search-and-find/collections/digital-collections/indian-affairs-laws-and-treaties Available online].<br>  
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FSC|1122745|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 R259e}}.  
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FSC|1122745|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 R259e}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Atlas of American Indian Affairs''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257331735?referer=list_view WorldCat 257331735]; {{FSC|563984|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P95aa}}  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Atlas of American Indian Affairs''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257331735?referer=list_view WorldCat 257331735]; {{FSC|563984|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P95aa}}  
*Prucha, Francis Paul, ed. ''Documents of United States Indian Policy''. 3rd Edition. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19971852?referer=list_view WorldCat 50416280]; {{FSC|1427629|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P95d}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul, ed. ''Documents of United States Indian Policy''. 3rd Edition. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19971852?referer=list_view WorldCat 50416280]; {{FSC|1427629|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P95d}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, c1964. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/522839?referer=list_view WorldCat 522839]; {{FSC|112866|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 M2pf}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, c1964. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/522839?referer=list_view WorldCat 522839]; {{FSC|112866|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 M2pf}}.  
*Schmeckebier, Laurance F. ''The Office of Indian Affairs: Its History, Activities, and Organization''. Service Monographs of the United States Government; no. 48. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1927. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1972.&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257893?referer=list_view WorldCat 257893]; {{FSC|121071|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 B4b v. 48}}.<br>  
*Schmeckebier, Laurance F. ''The Office of Indian Affairs: Its History, Activities, and Organization''. Service Monographs of the United States Government; no. 48. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1927. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1972. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257893?referer=list_view WorldCat 257893]; {{FSC|121071|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 B4b v. 48}}.<br>  
*Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde. ''American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas''. [Washington, DC]: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35209517?referer=list_view WorldCat 35209517]; {{FSC|1495765|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 T463a}}.<br>  
*Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde. ''American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas''. [Washington, DC]: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35209517?referer=list_view WorldCat 35209517]; {{FSC|1495765|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 T463a}}.<br>  
*United States Department of Commerce, Frederick B. Dent, Secretary. ''Federal and State Reservations and Trust Areas''. 1974. {{FSC|152709|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 Un3fe/1974}}.  
*United States Department of Commerce, Frederick B. Dent, Secretary. ''Federal and State Reservations and Trust Areas''. 1974. {{FSC|152709|title-id|disp=FS Library book 970.1 Un3fe/1974}}.