Pegasus Gold company now mines this site, with heavy opposition from some tribal members. The opposition is compounded by the current reality of contaminated land and water and the accompanying health risks to the reservation people. Government The Fort Belknap Community Council was organized under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. Its constitution and bylaws were approved in 1935, and a corporate charter was ratified in 1937. The Tribal Council is composed of twelve members, six Gros Ventre and six Assiniboine elected by the community at large, with three officers elected by the Council.
Council members serve for four-year staggered terms.
Economy Agriculture and Livestock Fort Belknap has an agriculturally-based economy, which includes farming, ranching, and leasing lands. Grazing permits represent a substantial percentage of the tribe's annual revenue. The tax is waived for the first 300 head of tribal-member owned cattle. The reservation leases both irrigated and dry farm land, totaling 85,386 acres. Important crops grown on the reservation include wheat, hay, and barley.