Reservations endorse Windy Boy charter school bill

A charter school bill proposed by state Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, won the support of a majority of tribal council members on the Rocky Boy's and Fort Belknap Indian reservations Monday, when both passed resolutions backing the bill.

Windy Boy said the Chippewa Cree Business Committee, of which Windy Boy was once a member, voted 9-0 in support of the resolution.

Business Committee member Jody LaMere said the vote took place Monday during a meeting of the committee’s administrative committee, where Windy Boy spoke about his proposal.

Windy Boy said he spoke to the Fort Belknap Indian...