The Montana Indian Civil Rights Commission met for the first time on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Little Shell Tribe.

The commission was created in response to racism in border towns. Representatives of each of the state's eight tribes are participating.

The commission will advocate for civil rights causes and fight on behalf of individual Indians who have felt discrimination.

Rodney "Fish" Gervais, a council member for the Blackfeet Nation, led the effort to create the commission.

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Indian Civil Rights Commission to combat discrimination (The Great Falls Tribune 10/11)

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