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The "Forging a Nation: Johnstown Iron & Steel" exhibit at the three-story Iron & Steel Gallery opened on Saturday at the Heritage Discovery Center, 201 Sixth Ave. in the Cambria

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

Newest federally recognized tribe opens first clinic

The newest federally recognized tribe in America, the Little Shell Band of the Ojibwe nation will have a new healthcare clinic for its people.

Members of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the newest federally recognized tribe, will have guaranteed access to health care when their new medical center opens.

The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open on Jan. 31, roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.

The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open on Jan. 31, roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.

The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open on Jan. 31, roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.

The Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic is slated to open on Jan. 31, roughly two years after the tribal nation achieved its long-sought federal recognition.

For the first time, Little Shell members will have guaranteed access to health services — and see their culture reflected in the offerings.