The Crow Tribe of Montana adopted Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) on Thursday in recognition of his commitment to Indian affairs and improving tribal-state relations.

Schweitzer was given the name "My Friend" in Crow. "We are embarking on a new time for the Crow people," he said at a ceremony on the reservation, The Billings Gazette reported.

During the visit, Schweitzer paid the tribe $9 million for the state's share of a water rights and coal tax settlement. He signed a tobacco tax bill that is expected to bring $986,000 for Little Big Horn College. And he came with Department of Agriculture officials who presented the tribe with $3.5 million in federal funds, plus $500,000 in state funds, for water and infrastructure projects.

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Schweitzer adopted into Crow nation (The Billings Gazette 5/20)

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