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Encyclopedia > Fort Peck Indian Reservation

The Fort Peck Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Montana, USA. It is the homeland of the Assiniboine tribe of Native Americans. It is the ninth-largest Indian reservation in the United States and comprises parts of four counties. In descending order of land area they are Roosevelt, Valley, Daniels, and Sheridan counties. The total land area is 8,519.480 km² (3,289.389 sq mi), and a population of 10,321 was counted during the 2000 census. The largest community on the reservation is the city of Wolf Point. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Assiniboine, also known as the Assnipwan or sometimes the Stone Sioux, are a Native American people, originally from the Northern Great Plains area of North America, specifically in present-day Montana and parts of Canada around the US/Canadian border. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... In the United States, an Indian reservation is land which is managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interiors Bureau of Indian Affairs. ... Roosevelt County is a county located in the state of Montana. ... Valley County is a county located in the state of Montana. ... Daniels County is a county located in the state of Montana. ... Sheridan County is a county located in the state of Montana. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Wolf Point is a city located in Roosevelt County, Montana. ...

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Brockton is a town located in Roosevelt County, Montana. ... Frazer is a census-designated place located in Valley County, Montana. ... Poplar is a city located in Roosevelt County, Montana. ... Reserve is a census-designated place located in Sheridan County, Montana. ... Wolf Point is a city located in Roosevelt County, Montana. ...

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  • Fort Peck Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Montana United States Census Bureau

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Ft. Peck (763 words)
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Montana, primarily in Roosevelt County, although small portions lie in Valley, Daniels, and Sheridan counties.
The reservation covers 2,093,300 acres of rolling prairie, bounded on the south by the Missouri River, to the east by the Big Muddy Creek, and to the west by the Porcupine Creek.
The Fort Peck Sioux are from a middle band of the Sioux, or the Nakotas.
ATSDR - Health Consultation - Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana (3670 words)
The Fort Peck Reservation encompasses 2,093,318 acres in the northeast corner of Montana, as shown in Figure 1 (Appendix A) [1].
The population within the reservation is concentrated in several cities along the Missouri River and along the highway transportation routes on the southern border of the Reservation.
A portion of the residents in the Fort Peck area that rely on private wells for their water supply may be exposed to nitrate levels that would be expected to cause adverse health effects, particularly in sensitive populations such as pregnant women and young infants.
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