The Big Why

How much land have reservations in Montana lost to white settlement?


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One listener wants to know why non-Natives make up a majority of the population on the Flathead Reservation. Another listener asks how much land Montana’s reservations lost to White settlement. The answer goes back to an 1887 law that ramped-up the federal government's efforts to assimilate Native people and erase their cultures.
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The Big WhyBy Montana Public Radio

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