Thomas Little Shell

Who was Thomas Little Shell?

Thomas Little Shell, was a chief of a band of the Ojibwa tribe in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the Anishinaabeg had a vast territory ranging from southwestern Canada into the northern tier of the United States, from the Dakotas and into Montana.

The Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians was never assigned a reservation in the United States, so has sometimes been called the "Landless Indians of Montana." It is not recognized as a tribe by the federal government. It has been recognized as a tribe by the state of Montana.