Chippewa Cree Tribe Water Rights Settlement Records
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Collection SummaryThis collection includes files used by the Chippewa Cree Tribe, and in particular the Tribal Water Resources Department, during their negotiations with the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission and the Federal Negotiating Team for the Rocky Boy's Reservation to settle the Tribe's water rights claims. The records include information about the history of the area that is now Rocky Boy's Reservation in north central Montana, the history of water system development in the region, and legal files related to Rocky Boy's case for water rights. Contributing InstitutionUniversity of Montana Mansfield Library