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Committee concurs on memorial highway honoring Little Shell elder Jim Loud Thunder Gopher
Summary
The committee unanimously concurred on House Bill 448 to establish the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher Memorial Highway in Cascade County; family members and tribal representatives testified in support and MDT provided a small fiscal estimate for signs.
The Senate Highways and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to concur on House Bill 448, a bill to name a section of road in Cascade County the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher Memorial Highway.
Rep. Jane Weber introduced the bill and said descendants and tribal officials requested the designation to honor Jim Loud Thunder Gopher, an Ojibwe community leader connected to Hill 57 and civic organizing in Great Falls. Multiple family members and tribal representatives traveled to Helena to…
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