Official Little Shell Tribal Office Grand Opening!!

Saturday, June 4, 2011
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
1626 6th Avenue North
Great Falls, MT 59401-1720

Meet your Constitutionally Elected Tribal Council and tour the new offices.  Little Shell color prints are also available for purchase.. Snacks and food provided.

There will also be a Tribal Picnic at the Tribal Capitol located at the Morony State Park 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

Quarterly Tribal Council Meeting

The Next Official Tribal Council meeting will be held in Great Falls at the  Westgate Shopping Mall in the Conference Room.. It will be April 9th, 2011 at 1pm. The Conference room is located next to the Administrative offices of the Mall, there will be signs posted on how to get there. You can contact the Tribe at (406)761-3377

PRESS   RELEASE

For Release on Jan18,2011
Contact :  Karlene Faulkner   (406)788-0994

Council  Member Election Results

The Election Committee of the Little  Shell Chippewa Tribe announced today the Candidates elected for the three  vacant positions of Council Member.   Clarence (Clancy) Sivertsen of Belt,   MT,  Richard Parenteau of Great  Falls, MT,  and Alvina (Gardipee) Allen  of Great Falls, MT.

The Swearing In ceremony will be held at  the Moose Lodge in Black Eagle, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.   The doors will be open at 10:00 am, we will have a potluck before the  Swearing In, so bring your favorite dishes to share.  There will also be a Council Meeting after  the Swearing Ceremony to bring all Tribal members up to date on what is  happening within the Tribe.

PRESS   RELEASE

For Immediate   Release

Contact:    Karlene Faulkner       406-788-0994

Little Shell Ballot Count to be held this   Saturday

The Little Shell Chippewa Election Committee   wants to remind tribal members and the public that the counting of the ballots   for the Secretary/Treasurer position will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010,   at the Moose Lodge in Black Eagle, Montana. Tribal members and the public are   encouraged to attend.

The doors will open at 1 pm, and the   counting will start at 1:30 pm.

A swearing-in ceremony will be held for the   newly elected Secretary/Treasurer at 12:30 pm on November 13 at the Moose Lodge.   A potluck will be held prior to the swearing-in ceremony beginning at 11 am.   Tribal members and the public are encouraged to participate in the   potluck.

For more information, please   contact:

Karlene   Faulkner:  406-788-0994
Fran Flesch:    406-788-6194
Joe Martinez:    406-452-6713

This position is normally a four (4) year term, but as two years have already   past in the normal election cycle. The term of office for Secretary/Treasure   will be for two (2) years.

Download Ballots here (you will need print and mail the ballot to the   Election Committee):

ADOBE PDF Version: October 2010 Special Election Ballot
MS Word Version: October 2010 Special Election Ballot
Rich Text Format   Version: October 2010 Special Election Ballot

Return ballot’s to:
Little Shell Election Committee
P.O. Box   6373
Great Falls, Montana 59406

Ballots must be postmarked by   Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010

Candidate Bios:(in no particular order)

Shirley (Powell) Bollich:

I’m the niece of Mark McGillis, in the past I have worked for the Tribe,   being a representative for the Full faith and Credit, helping families in   transit from out of state.

I have spent ten (10) years with the Indian Education Department and have   retired from there. I now work with the Montana Education Talent Search at the   state level.

I have just graduated from Park University and will receive my Associate   Degree in Counseling.

I would like to help with getting the Federal Recognition going and   completed, bringing the tribe together as it should be.

Betty (Gardipee) Hofeldt

I work for the Head Start Program as an Disabilities, Assessment, and Mental   Health Specialist, University of Montana Western as a Adjunct Professor and   Student Mentor Coach.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Ed., MSU Northern 1981, Associate   Degree in Early Childhood Ed., one year Certificate as an Certified Dental   assistant, Intermountain Indian School 1970.

I would like to see the tribe receive Federal Recognition, better   communication in bringing the tribe together. I would like to have our culture   documented so all who want can be familiar with where we come from and where we   are going. Developing Moroney Dam property and finding sources of funding for   the betterment of the tribe.

The Little Shell Tribal Council has declared that the seat of Sec/Treasurer is vacant and a special election has been ordered in accordance with the Little Shell Tribal Constitution.

Because of the short period of time the election will be conducted   primarily as an “electronic” election.  The ballots will be posted on this website after all the potential candidates have filed.

Persons interested in running for this position must be at least 18 yrs of age, an enrolled tribal member, pay a filing fee of $35.00 and pass a background check.

The slate of candidates will be announced by Oct, 15, 2010 and Election Day will be on Oct, 30,2010.

For more information, Please contact:

Karlene Faulkner – (406) 788-0994
Joe Martinez – (406) 452-6713
Fran Flesch – (406) 788-6194

Email: worksalldone@bresnan.net