Tribal Leaders Council names new executive director

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – William Snell has been appointed to the executive director position of the Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council.

The Billings Gazette reports Snell will be replacing Cheryl Belcourt following her retirement.

Snell is a member of the Crow Nation and an Assiniboine/Sioux member of Fort Belknap Agency. He is also a co-founder of the In-Care Network Inc., a licensed mental health center and child placement agency in Billings.

In 1981, Snell earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Eastern Montana College.

The Tribal Leaders Council works to improve the health, economic development and education for tribal members. The council is planning to change its name to the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, which includes the Idaho-based Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian reservation as the newest member.

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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com