RMTLC staff present photo of tipis to FHBC members
FHBC members with Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council staff and the photograph.
By DANA HERNANDEZ
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council met with the Fort Hall Business Council on Wednesday, June 30 to give membership updates, PPE supplies, and to gift the FHBC with a glass picture of the famous lighted tipi display in Billings, Montana.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes belong to the consortium of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, as well as other tribes: Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree of Rocky Boy, Crow, Confederated Salish & Kootenai, Eastern Shoshone, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux, Little Shell Tribe of Montana, Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho, and the Piikani Nation on Canada.
The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leader Council (RMTLC) membership advantages are coalition building and addressing common concerns in our regions like, intertribal networking, information sharing, advocacy for federal funding, access to federal/state elected leaders, and COVID-19 pandemic information sharing along with PPE.
Tribal Health Director, Elizabeth Jim said Ada Bends with RMTLC delivered 200 bags of PPE to Tribal Health and Human Services, which will be for the community. The bags have masks for adults/children, hand sanitizer and other supplies.
Photograph of tipis given to the Fort Hall Business Council.
William Snell who is the RMTLC Executive Director said his son, Jade Snell photographed the picture of the tipis, which was voted on to be their picture to gift to the tribal leaders.
The picture has pink ribbons that are tied onto the tipi poles and Snell said the day the picture was taken it was really windy, so it made the picture even better.
"Everyone liked the picture so much because the pink ribbons were meant for those who are effected by cancer and the tipis were meant for those effected by COVID-19."
Snell said the picture is a reminder that his organization is in support of everyone struggling.
