Proposal puts Mont, reservations together

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002

A proposal to put three reservations into one senate district in Montana gained support at a public hearing on Wednesday.

The map would place the Rocky Boy's, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck reservations into a majority-Indian district. A number of tribes endorsed the plan but some members of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission and Republicans are questioning the usefulness of such a large district.

Ed. Note: The first version incorrectly stated the reservations were in North Dakota instead of Montana.

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