| LC control no. | sh 85009370 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | E99.A87 |
| Topical heading | Gros Ventre Indians (Mont.) |
| Variant(s) | A'ani Indians Aaniiih Indians A'aninin Indians Atsina Indians Fall Indians Gros Ventre Indians (Montana) Gros Ventres Indians (Mont.) Grosventre Indians (Mont.) Grosventres Indians (Mont.) White Clay People |
| See also | Indians of North America--Montana |
| Found in | Joshua Project website, viewed Jan. 31, 2022: (Fall Indians, Atsina; located in Montana at the Fort Belknap Reservation) Fort Belknap Indian Community website, viewed Jan. 31, 2022: homepage (Home of the Nakoda and Aaniiih Nations; logo shows Gros Ventre name; "Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is homeland to the Assiniboine (Nakoda) and Gros Ventre (Aaniiih) Tribes.") Council (Gros Ventre Rep; Gros Ventre At large) History ("The reservation is the homeland of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre people."; part of the Blackfeet Confederacy; call themselves "AH-AH-NE-NIN" meaning the White Clay People) Wikipedia, Jan. 11, 2010 ("The Gros Ventres (from French: big belly) are a Native American tribe located in northcentral Montana, also known as the Atsina, which is considered an inaccurate and derogatory name ... Gros Ventre is a name that was given to the people by the French who misinterpreted their sign language. Instead, the Gros Ventre people refer to themselves as A'ani or A'aninin, which means "white clay people".") Hodge handbk. Am. Ind.: p. 113. Swanton Ind. tribes: p. 389. |
 |  |  |