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Facts about the city

Belcourt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rolette County, North Dakota in the United States. It is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census.The community is the seat of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Belcourt was originally known as Siipiising, which is Anishinaabe (Chippewa) for \"creek that sings with life-giving water.\" The name refers to what European Americans called \"Ox Creek\", which flows through the center of town.Belcourt was laid out in 1884. The community was named Belcourt in honour of Georges-Antoine Belcourt, a French Jesuit missionary who served the Chippewa through his mission in the mid-nineteenth century. In his 1849 report to his superiors, he described the Chippewa historical territory in the Pembina River basin as covering an area about 400 miles from north to south and 500 miles from east to west.The town is served by different forms of media, such as KEYA, a tribal radio station that can be found at 88.5 FM; and the Turtle Mountain Times, the tribally owned newspaper that was established in 2003. The Tribal Independent, an independently owned online newspaper, was established in 2011 and folded in 2012.

Belcourt Obituaries

It was noted by The Herald on April 19th, 2018 that Richard James Poitra passed on in Everett, Washington.  Poitra was 78 years old and was born in Belcourt, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard James's life.

It was written by Minot Daily News on March 16th, 2016 that Bruce Sr Nadeau perished in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Nadeau was 61 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Bruce Sr's life.

It was written by Minot Daily News on February 9th, 2016 that Roxanne Lilley-Moors passed away in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Roxanne's life.

It was revealed by Minot Daily News on February 9th, 2016 that Roxanne Lilley-Moors died in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Lilley-Moors was 49 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Roxanne's life.

It was disclosed by Minot Daily News on September 15th, 2015 that Mary Ann Hamley passed away in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Hamley was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary Ann's life.

It was disclosed by Minot Daily News on July 17th, 2015 that Dwight Sr Cree passed on in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Cree was 57 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dwight Sr's life.

It was disclosed by Minot Daily News on July 1st, 2015 that James Peltier passed on in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Peltier was 52 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James's life.

It was noted by Minot Daily News on May 22nd, 2015 that Cindy Lavallie passed away in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Lavallie was 59 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Cindy's life.

It was noted by Minot Daily News on May 21st, 2015 that Madeline Ferris (Ledoux) passed away in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Ms. Ferris was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Madeline's life.

It was reported by Minot Daily News on May 6th, 2015 that David Malaterre perished in Belcourt, North Dakota.  Malaterre was 47 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David's life.

History

Belcourt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rolette County, North Dakota County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 2,440 at the 2000 United States Census census. . . .