Little Shell Tribe Celebrates Federal Recognition
Channel: indianz
Date: 2019-12-24

With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act into law on December 20, 2019, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians became the 574th federally recognized Indian nation!

The Little Shell Tribe, headquartered in Montana, has been in limbo ever since failed treaty negotiations with the United States in the late 1800s.

But thanks to bipartisan support in Congress, the Little Shell Tribe joins its
rightful place among the family of Indian nations. Sen. Jon Tester (D), Sen. Steve Daines (R) and Rep. Greg Gianforte (R) helped get the federal recognition bill over the finish line in the 116th Congress.

Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, a former Democratic candidate for president, helped out too. He issued a proclamation in the tribe’s honor and ordered the tribal flag to be raised at the State Capitol in Helena on Friday, December 20, 2019.

President Donald Trump signed S.1790, the National Defense AuthorizationAct for Fiscal Year 2020, into law at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, December 20, 2019.

Source Video: The White House
Photos: Chief Little Shell from Smithsonian Institution, Chairman Gerald Gray with members of Congress from Little Shell Tribe, Flag Raising from Gov. Steve Bullock

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