FARGO - It appears the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe's long wait for official recognition by the federal government will soon end. Members of the tribe will gather Saturday for a ceremony led by ...

They are few in number. They are scattered. The history they share, more or less, is splintered and disputed. But some Turtle Mountain descendants and admirers of the late-19th century Chippewa Chief ...

Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words “Little Shell Chippewa Tribe” over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation’s first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “I wanted to show my pride in ...

I’ve thought about Indians my entire life. I grew up with the vague knowledge my father’s side of the family was Indian — Chippewa, specifically — as my grandmother would speak of it at times. I have ...

For 120 years, a small band of American Indians in North Dakota have fought a political battle for legitimacy - a recognition they say is still owed them by the government. Chief Little Shell III was ...

39.0101 Statement of Legislative Determination and Intent. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, by its Tribal Council, hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to provide a means ...