Montana State University

Native American Students by Tribe

The following data are taken from Montana State University's annual fall 15th class day snapshot files.


Native American Students
by Tribe*
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010** 2011** 2012**
Assiniboine-Fort Belknap res.5453311111 28 18 11
Assiniboine-Fort Peck res.4522111111 26 17 14
Assiniboine-no reservation 0000000000 18 9 6
Blackfeet-Blackfeet res.264133221696464 48 38 41
Blackfeet-no reservation810108532232 32 24 19
Chippewa-Little Shell band366522100- 22 118
Chippewa-no reservation414111120- 24 15 12
Chippewa-Rocky Boy reservation632311010- 24 15 12
Chippewa-Turtle Mountain res.4585445313 31 14 14
Cree-no reservation 0000000000 22 14 9
Cree-Rocky Boy reservation000011100- 22 149
Crow-Crow reservation18201714131113191820 49 50 46
Crow-no reservation4332211222 24 19 12
Gros Ventre-Fort Belknap res.3885244312 31 25 13
Gros Ventre-no reservation0011000001 17 106
Kootenai-Salish/Kootenai res.433200000- 24 15 8
Kootenai-Salish-no reservation 0000000000 14 8 4
Northern Cheyenne-no res.114421000- 26 19 11
Northern Cheyenne-No.Cheyenne1114111111107651 36 27 23
Other tribal affiliation23151417985666 58 55 46
Salish-no reservation110010000- 16 115
Salish-Salish/Kootenai res.451011010- 23 17 11
Sioux-Fort Peck reservation5223300122 24 19 17
Sioux-no reservation664532113- 36 31 21

* Please note that not all Native American students specify a tribe.

** Beginning in Fall 2010, students could report more than one tribe.

Note: Students may identify as more than one race or ethnicity. For this report, students who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native are included whether or not they identify with another race or ethnicity as well.