Robert Yellowtail

     Robert Yellowtail accompanied Chief Plenty Coup to Washington DC. and successfully  defended the Crow Tribes Treaty Rights to retain the boundaries of the Reservation. He later became the chairman of the Crow Tribe. The Yellowtail Dam was named in honor of Mr. Yellowtail. Go to links below for interesting information regarding his efforts to stop the construction of the dam.

• Robert Yellowtail NPS

• Primary Resources Robert Yellowtail

• Encyclopedia of North American Indians

James Welch  

James Welch, Blackfeet/ Gross Ventre, was a teacher and writer and recognized for work including the novels, Winter in the Blood and Fools Crow.

Stone Child

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   Stone Child was a leader of a Chippewa tribe that eventually settled in Montana.  His name was incorrectly translated into "Rocky Boy" and the Rocky Boy reservation was named after him.