Senate Approves Federal Recognition of Little Shell Tribe After Years-Long Push by Daines & Tester
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is one step closer to achieving federal recognition today, thanks to a legislative push by U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester. The Senators' legislation passed today as a Daines amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act--the Senate's must-pass annual defense bill.
"Today is a historic day for Montana's Little Shell Trib . . .
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is one step closer to achieving federal recognition today, thanks to a legislative push by U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester. The Senators' legislation passed today as a Daines amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act--the Senate's must-pass annual defense bill.
"Today is a historic day for Montana's Little Shell Trib . . .