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IMDG Board of Directors’ Statement

Island Mountain Development Group (IMDG) Interim Board of Directors; Chairman Geno LeValdo, Vice-Chairman Sam Azure, Secretary/Treasurer Brian Wing, Board members Curtis Horn and Steve Fox are working diligently with IMDG Executive Leadership, including Interim CEO Jarrett Azure to ensure continuity of business operations. We ask for the community’s patience and understanding as we work together…

Island Mountain Development Group Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Board of Directors vacancies

Fort Belknap Planning & Development Corporation dba Island Mountain Development Group (IMDG) was created in 2006 as a Tribally-chartered corporation wholly owned by the Fort Belknap Indian Community. Island Mountain Development Group has three current Assiniboine Members and three Gros Ventre Members Board of Director vacancies to fill.   The Assiniboine Board Position Term ends…

Seeking Applicants for Montana Native Growth Fund Board

Montana Native Growth Fund, an emerging Native Community Development Financial Institution, was established as a 501(c)(3) organization in May 2020 with a mission to promote sustainable Tribal homeownership, building opportunities to improve the economic outlook for Native Americans by offering access to credit and capital blended with culturally empowered education. Montana Native Growth Fund (MNGF) has…

Life’s Language Lodge Receives Grant to Build Aaniiih and Nakoda Traditional Stories Classroom Curriculum

The First Nations Development Institute awarded Life’s Language Lodge a $75,000.00 grant.   The funding will support the Life’s Language Lodge project:  Embracing Language through Transcription, Translation, Literacy, and Documentation of Myths and Legends of the Aaniiih and Nakoda People.   Life’s Language Lodge will translate traditional stories told in English and tell them in the…

Holiday Giving – Tribal Elders

Island Mountain Development Group will provide all Fort Belknap Indian Community elders within a 50-mile radius of the Fort Belknap Reservation with a $100 grocery gift card.  Must have an ID for verification.

Aaniiih Nakoda Community Foundation – The Community Logo Contest Prize is $500.00.

IMDG Newsletter – Fall 2022

The Fall 2022 edition of the Island Mountain Development Group (IMDG) newsletter provides an update on IMDG and its subsidiaries. Special features of the newsletter are employee highlights and contributions the company has made to the community recently. A newsletter will be published quarterly to keep the community informed on IMDG business and community activities.…