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1havre_and_chinook_and_zortman.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:04119YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.centralmontana.comCentral MontanaYVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.ftbelknap-nsn.govFort Belknap Indian Community Council10001210<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/FortBelknap_mission.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>Sacred Heart MissionPhoto courtesy: John Ansotegui</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Fort_Belknap_Bison.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>BisonPhoto courtesy: Central Montana</li><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Fort_Belknap_scenery.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE>sceneryPhoto courtesy: Central Montana</li></ul> Fort Belknap is agency headquarters for the <a href="http://visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=738">Fort Belknap Indian Reservation</a> in the eastern half of Blaine County. The <a href="http://visitmt.com/Places_To_Go/indian_nations/nakoda-aaninin-fort-belknap/">Gros Ventre and the Assiniboine</a>, who were former enemies, have lived together on the reservation since it was set aside for them in 1887. The combined reservation and additional tribal lands encompass 705,067 acres of the plains and grasslands of north-central Montana. Guided tours are available to Snake Butte, Mission Canyon, Bear Gulch and St. Paul's Mission. Snake Butte is the imposing wall of rock that looms over the 10,000-acre buffalo reserve. It has great cultural significance to the tribes, and petroglyphs and tipi rings can be found there. Every summer the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=11445">Milk River Indian Days</a> is held in Fort Belknap featuring a powwow with drummers, dancing, and music of Native American culture.Watchable wildlife in the area include bison, deer, antelope, golden eagles, migratory waterfowl and upland birds. Visitors travel to several excellent wildlife viewing sites, including a large prairie dog town that is a site for the highly endangered black-footed ferret.<map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Hogeland, Montana" coords="199,10,244,29" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=170"><area shape="rect" alt="Box Elder, Montana" coords="19,127,73,141" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=35"><area shape="rect" alt="Big Sandy, Montana" coords="9,151,65,164" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=24"><area shape="rect" alt="Kremlin, Montana" coords="18,78,46,98" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=190"><area shape="rect" alt="Havre, Montana" coords="49,73,96,118" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=159"><area shape="rect" alt="Zortman, Montana" coords="198,172,247,194" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=372"><area shape="rect" alt="Hays, Montana" coords="166,168,196,185" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=160"><area shape="rect" alt="Lloyd, Montana" coords="89,125,120,138" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=203"><area shape="rect" alt="Harlem, Montana" coords="186,95,224,109" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=154"><area shape="rect" alt="Zurich, Montana" coords="147,81,172,96" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=373"><area shape="rect" alt="Fort Belknap, Montana" coords="168,111,219,135" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=119"><area shape="polygon" alt="Chinook, Montana" coords="103,83,103,113,163,113,163,97,139,97,139,82" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID%3d60"><area shape="default" n900146FORT BELKNAPRUSSELL11445Milk River Days Celebration121056Chief Joseph Powwow121057Fort Belknap Veterans Powwow121344Fort Belknap Casino121345Sacred Grounds Coffee121346Smoke House Grille1MT59526