This Reservations history is corrupt and there is evidence Fort Belknap Reservation may not be a Reservation. Why would Little Bear request for Little Rockies Mountain Range to be his Reservation in 1913? And why do they refer to this Reservation as Fort Belknap Indian Community? Below is a map of Fort Belknap Reservation and excerpts from a 1913 news article about Little Bear who was not an authentic Ojibwa leader but a puppet put in power by whites, and links to google earth photos of Fort Belknap Agency or just Agency and demographics of this Ojibwa Reservation. On May 1, 1888, Sweetgrass Hills Treaty supposedly created Fort Belknap Reservation. At that time (1888) Fort Belknap Reservation had a land area of 537,600 acres or 217,559 hectares. In 1890, they reported that Fort Belknap Reservation had a population of 1,722. Today, it's population is slightly over 2,700. Today, Fort Belknap Reservation has a land area of 675,147 acres or 273,222.2 hectares.
Chief Rocky Boy's Ojibwa Subjects were a concern to American leaders from 1909 to the early 1930's. In 1934, they reported they wanted to add land (over 70,000 acres) to Fort Belknap Reservation for chief Rocky Boy's Montana Ojibwa Subjects, as well as to Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservation and at Great Falls. Fort Belknap Reservation received much land. Fort Belknap Reservation is one of chief Rocky Boys many Reservations and Reserves. However, they will not recognize Ojibwa People at this Reservation. In fact, if you compare Fort Belknap Reservations communities to other Montana Ojibwa Reservations you'll notice an extreme difference. Nearly all Blackfeet Reservation communities have almost no trees. Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservations communities have almost no trees. At Fort Peck Reservation, whites established the communities of Brockton, Frazer, Poplar and Wolf Point. During 1908/1909's terrible events many of chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa Subjects were relocated to Fort Peck Reservation. Though Brockton, Frazer, Poplar and Wolf Point were established by whites, chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa Subjects eventually moved to those communities. Excluding Wolf Point, each of the other communities have areas which I suspect were Ojibwa Enclaves. Those areas have few trees. Fort Kipp has few trees. There are 3 organized communities within Fort Belknap Reservation. They are Fort Belknap Agency, Hays and Lodge Pole. However, there are other communities that are included as being a part of those 3 organized communities. They are actually distinct communities. Harlem is a border town yet is a predominantly Ojibwa Town.
This Reservation is mysterious. Little Bear had connections to Fort Belknap Reservation. He told whites in Lewistown, Montana in December 1913, that he was an American ally and helped fight Ojibwa's during 1876/1877's War at Montana. Little Bear was from Canada and an Ojibwa Traitor. Historically, Ojibwa Traitors were lured to European Trade Posts by use of alcohol and opium. After becoming addicted to alcohol and opium, they became idiotic. So addicted to alcohol and opium were they they actually defended European Forts and Trade Posts and supplied food to those European Forts and Trade Posts. Worse, they pimped their women and made their women do all the work and murdered each other. They stopped using the Ojibwa Totemic System which governed Ojibwa People and became lawless. Very similar to how Blacks, Mexicans and Natives conduct themselves now! Little Bear was well acquainted with Fort Belknap Reservations region. He made mention of Black Butte, Rocky Point and Wild Horse Lake. There's a Black Butte east of Lewistown and northeast of Fort Maginnis. However, Wild Horse Lake is 20 miles or 32 kilometers southeast of Black Butte. Another Black Butte is located 13 miles or 21 kilometers west of Fort Belknap Reservation. There's a Wild Horse Reservoir 47 miles or 76 kilometers slightly southeast of that Black Butte a few miles west of Fort Belknap Reservation. His interpreter Peter Kenawash, possibly had difficulties translating Little Bears information. Little Bear made it clear, he went towards Black Butte and Rocky Point, to fight in that war against chief Sitting Bull in 1876. They used Milk River to reach Mississippi River (aka Missouri River), then proceeded west towards Great Falls. Before reaching Great Falls they merged with Custers force!
Chief Rocky Boy sent a letter to President Wilson in 1913, telling him he will stay neutral in the European Conflict. He meant Mexico's Civil War! After chief Rocky Boy learned he had his Reservation within Blackfeet Reservation stolen in 1910, he might have fled to Mexico. However, his power extended to Canada and Mexico so he had no need to flee to Mexico. American leaders were negotiating with chief Rocky Boy in 1912/1913 about new Reservations, as a result of Chief Rocky Boy staying out of Mexico's Civil War or withdrawing Ojibwa Soldiers from Mexico's Civil War. It's adjacent to Great Falls. It was reported in newspapers in summer of 1914, that chief Rocky Boy was headquarted at Great Falls with 700 of his Ojibwa Subjects. These two events are related. Little Bear did not like chief Rocky Boy. He didn't consider him a real chief. However, in 1902 chief Rocky Boy sent a letter to President Roosevelt telling him that chief Rocky Boy was leader of landless Ojibwa's at various locations throughout the United States. Little Bear was bothered by that because he knew chief Rocky Boy was highest ranking Ojibwa leader. They used Little Bear to be chief Rocky Boy's doppleganger! Little Bear was asking for Fort Belknap Reservations Little Rockies Mountains to be his Reservation in 1913 because American leaders told him they were going to take much of his Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservation. At that time Little Bears Reservation had a land area of near 220,000 acres. In 1916, it was reduced to 35,000 acres and not the 56,000 acres promoted. Little Bear had to find land for his Ojibwa Subjects (they numbered 575) who had to leave the ceded portion of his Reservation. They relocated to Fort Belknap Reservation. That's why Fort Belknap Reservations communities have opposite features. Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservation was left with a small population in 1916. Perhaps 200 to 300 at the most. American leaders commenced to relocate more of chief Rocky Boys Montana Ojibwa Subjects to Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservation in 1916. That continued up to the 1930's. Today Fort Assiniboine Ojibwa Reservation is the only Reservation at Montana that recognizes Ojibwa People. It's not Rocky Boys Reservation! His Ojibwa Reservation is located at the Great Falls region.
In 1909, there may have been a battle fought south of Fort Belknap Reservation. While at the Helena region, many of chief Rocky Boys Ojibwa Subjects up and left for Fort Belknap Reservation. Chief Rocky Boy tried to stop them yet leaders of Helena refused to follow instructions to keep them at the Helena region. Instead of preventing them from leaving they told them they could leave. If a battle was fought south of Fort Belknap Reservation in 1909, it was between Little Bears Ojibwa Traitors Soldiers and the soldiers of the disobedient Ojibwa's who refused to obey chief Rocky Boys instructions. American leaders instructed chief Rocky Boy to keep his Ojibwa Subjects with him at the Helena region.
In 1896, American leaders forced Fort Belknap Reservation leaders to cede some of their Reservations south. It was for 1,000's of Ojibwa's rounded up by Colonel Pershing's American Soldiers and Little Bears Ojibwa Traitors Soldiers. They were rounded up and sent to Great Falls to wait to be relocated. One location they were sent to was Fort Belknap Reservation. After forced to board train box cars, at least 100 or more were sent to Fort Belknap Reservation. They settled adjacent to and throughout the Little Rockies Mountains. At least a third of Fort Belknap Reservation was given to those Ojibwa's who were forced to relocate to Fort Belknap Reservation in 1896. Many Ojibwa's at Fort Belknap Reservation, continue to cling to their Ojibwa Nationality. Reservation leaders won't recognize them however. That's because they are descendants of Ojibwa Traitors. We know, however, that Fort Belknap Reservation is one of chief Rocky Boy's many Reservations and Reserves.
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Fort Belknap Agency Road View
Demographics of Fort Belknap Reservation
Land Area: 1,055 sq. mi. or 2,732.2 sq. km.
Population: 3,382 (2020 census)
Ojibwa's: 92.9% (3,142)
Whites: 3.9% (132)
Mixed Bloods: 2.6% (89)
Mexicans: 2.2% (76)
Blacks: 0.2% (8)
Asians: 0.1% (4)
Language: Corrupted
