Little Shell differences aired at hearing

GREAT FALLS — Members of the Little Shell Alliance Saturday painted a picture of Little Shell Tribal President John Sinclair of Havre as a ruthless dictator who will stop at nothing to defeat political opponents.

And Sinclair supporters said the alliance was full of people who were willing to violate the tribe's constitution and traditions to conduct "an invalid coup" to overturn the legitimately elected tribal government.

The two sides presented their cases at a hearing before a three-judge panel at Montana State University's College of Technology. The hearing was set up with the help of...