Two brothers who are members of the
Little
Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana won't be able to claim ownership of a historic 13-star U.S. flag.
The flag has been in the Gopher family's guardianship since the early 1800s. It was reportedly given to members of the Ojibwa tribe in Minnesota by U.S. soldiers.
Dorothy Gopher was the last guardian of the flag but she died without a will. Her sons, Mike and Glenn, went to court to claim ownership but Judge Thomas McKittrick instead said it should be handled by a public administrator, an idea that both brothers seemed happy with, The Great Falls Tribune reported.
The flag is in a safe-deposit box in Dorothy's name. The public administrator will likely put it on display.
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Judge awards neither party control of historic flag
(The Great Falls Tribune 11/9)
Administrator to be appointed in flag dispute (AP 1/20)
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