Rocky Boy receives another $900,000 for water upgrades

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation has received another grant to bring more clean water to its residents.

The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Rocky Boy $900,000 as part of $2.5 million it handed out in Montana through its Indian Community Development Block Grant Program.

Rocky Boy will use the grant to upgrade a water system that serves 359 members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. The upgrade also will allow for expansions in housing and businesses in the area.

The award comes just weeks after HUD announced other grants that will allow the tribe t...