"The Fort Belknap shield illustrates the protection from loss of our tribal culture, tribal identity and tribal land base."

        * The Gros Ventre language has a male and a female version. The pictures below represent the different genders. The words next to the boy are the above statement in the male version of Gros Ventre.  The words next to the girl are the above statement in the female version of Gros Ventre.

        No#-Bi-Da-Ow  Ah-Tha-Kin-Na Ni-Itha-Woo

        Aa-Di-Ni-Hits  No#-As-Sin-I-Jeets

        As-Na#-Gi-Hay-Nin  Da-Wa-Tsin-Ni-Dan

        No#-Bi-Da-Ah-Woow

        No'-Beet-A-Woo, -Nee-Nee-Dusk-Kets,

        -In Eth-A-Woo, -Ah-Tha-Yah',

        A'-Ho-Tze-An-Nee-Geets,

        No-Ho'-Ah-Na-Diatz, -Ah-Tee

        -A-Nee-Nah-Nay-Hits-E-Beet-Ah-Woo-Win-Na'

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