The capital and largest community is Fort Belknap Agency, at the reservation's north end, just south of the city of Harlem, Montana, across the Milk River.

[4][5] In October 1855, near the confluence of the Judith and Missouri Rivers, the Blackfoot Confederacy signed an agreement to remain at peace with other Native American tribes and with citizens of the United States.

Many believe that they painted themselves with white clay found along the Saskatchewan River for ceremony, like the northern Arapaho.

The Chippewa called the Nakoda as the Assiniboine people in their language, an Ojibwe word meaning "one who cooks with stones".

They followed the bison, commonly called buffalo, for seasonal hunting; they made use of all parts of the massive animals, for food, clothing, cord, tools, etc.

The buffalo was the Indian "staff of life", supporting the nomadic cultures of the Nakoda, Aaniih, and other Plains tribes.

[citation needed] The two tribes are united as one federally recognized government called the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

Fort Belknap derives its name from the original military and trading post established on the Milk River.

Generations after allotment was made of communal lands 94 years ago to individual tribal households under the Dawes Act, control has become split up among thousands of descendants of original allottees in many federally recognized tribes.

She said, "We're in a position where we can consolidate these lands, and maybe even help some young Indian operators get started in the cattle ranching business or something like that.

[7][8] The Fort Belknap Indian Community Grassland Restoration Project is a partnership between the reservation and the Bureau of Land Management.