Turtle Mountain Tribe Identifying, Returning Lost Members From Boarding School

(Belcourt, ND)  --  The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is working to identify and return tribal members who died at a North Dakota boarding school.  The tribe discussed the topic Tuesday with the State and Tribal Relations Committee meeting.

The tribe asked state and federal officials for help identifying remains and bringing them home from the Fort Totten Indian School.

The committee is setting up meetings with other tribal councils on the issue.