COLT MembershipAdvocating for legislative, regulatory and policy reforms

The Coalition of Large Tribes offers three levels of membership: Voting Members, Associate Members and Non-Voting Members.

Current COLT MembersMeet the Members

Comprised of members from large Indian tribes throughout Indian Country, the coalition serves as an advocacy group for issues facing American Indian tribes with land bases exceeding 100,000 acres

Spokane Tribe of Indians
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Navajo Nation
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Ute Indian Tribe
Blackfeet Nation
Eastern Shoshone Tribe
Fort Belknap
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe

Coalition of Large TribesMembership Documents.

COLT Membership Application
COLT Membership Bylaws
COLT Charter of Incorporation

Coalition of Large TribesFounding Member Tribes

Below are the founding member Tribes and the original leadership that helped form COLT.

Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations

Tex Hall, Chairman

Navajo Nation

Ben Shelly, President

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Nathan Small, Chairman

Ute Indian Tribe

Irene Cuch, Chairwoman

Blackfeet Nation

Willy Sharp Jr, Chairman

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Brian Brewer, Chairman

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Kevin Keckler, Chairman

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Cyril L. Scott, President

Crow Tribe

Darrin Old Coyote, Chairman

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe

Robert Shepherd, Chairman

Spokane Tribe

Rudy Peone, Chairman

Northern Arapaho Tribe

Darrell O’Neal Sr., Chairman