After many failed attempts to work cooperatively with several groups to restore the whole original "Rocky Boy's Band of Chippewa Indians" pursuant to the 1908 original Chippewa roll--the lineal descendants of Robert Gopher, full blood Chippewa Indian--are petitioning for federal recognition as a re-orgnized band of 40-60 members, and are hereforth the "The Listening Thunder Band of Ojibway." America's newest band has contacted and notified the Office of Federal Acknowledgment of their steps to resubmit a letter of intent.UPDATE ON OUR CHANGE OF COURSE
Due to the continued bad faith on the part of a sole opposing heir; all plans for trusts (pursuant to Montana law) creation are on hold, and the remaining heirs will not be advancing these at the present time. The heirs also believe that state courts are not the proper jurisdiction to empower a trust, as this is a Native American item of cultural patrimony, and falls under the NAGPRA, therefore will be generating our own clan held documents, in our first act of restoring our sovereignty to provide for the care and conservation of of the valued item.
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