Baker elected chair of Rocky Boy's council

Harlan Gopher Baker, a member of the Chippewa Cree Business Committee  was elected tribal council chair in Tuesday’s tribal elections on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.

Baker defeated fellow Business Committee member Beau Mitchell 740 to 306.

He will succeed current Chair Ken St. Marks who was defeated in his bid for re-election when he came in third in a six-way primary.

The Chippewa Cree Election Board initially declined to release the results Wednesday, saying they couldn’t do so until after a five-day protest period has passed and the results certified. However, an Election B...