The Rocky Boy's Reservation, home to the Chippewa Cree Tribe, saw a 24 percent increase from 2000 to 2010. That was the largest growth rate among reservations in the state.
The Flathead Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, grew by 8 percent while the the Northern Cheyenne Reservation grew by 7 percent. The Blackfeet Reservation grew by a modest 3 percent. The Crow Reservation, on the other hand, saw no growth. The Fort Belknap Reservation population fell by 4 percent and the Fort Peck Reservation population fell by 3 percent. Get the Story:Rocky Boy reservation shows biggest increase in census (The Great Falls Tribune 3/28)
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