Border Wars

Might be going to have a regular border war down here in Big Horn County. For those that don't know the Crow Indian Tribe and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe share a common border along the 107th meridian. It is probably one of the few things the two tribes have in common but a border war might be shaping up over this one.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/02/build/state/45-cbm-permits.inc">Northern Cheyenne fight CBM permits</a><br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/02/build/local/65-crow-oil.inc">Crow Legislature OKs oil, gas lease agreement</a><br />n<br />nSo while the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is fighting CBM the Crow Tribe is approving it. The article never states where the two townships the Crow Tribe is selling leases but I assume it's in the southeast corner of the reservation and would dump the water in the Tongue river drainage. <br />n<br />nThis really shows how the two tribes have a different vision of the future. The Northern Cheyenne's have always struck me as wanting to preserve their land and culture for future generations and for tribal members to take advantage of where the Crow's are more about developing their resources now for cash money to the highest bidder and let the future take care of itself.<br />n<br />nI am sure the Northern Cheyenne's will do everything they can to stop this. Whether it comes to a shooting war or not we will have to see.<br />n<br />n<b>It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy-but he who has shown the better temper. Samuel Butler</b>