Construction starts on Ament-funded skate park at Rocky Boy

Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is joining the Montana communities that have a skate park courtesy of a famous son of the state.

The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Reservation announced in a press release that it has partnered with Evergreen Skateparks and Jeff Ament’s foundation to construct a skate park for the Rocky Boy and Box Elder communities.

Ament, the bass player for the grunge band Pearl Jam and an avid skateboarder, has helped build skate parks in multiple communities in Montana and other states, including his native Big Sandy, Havre, Browning, Hays, Malta and Missoula, where he...