Tensions are high on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, where members of the tribe’s legislative branch are feuding with the tribal president. Located in southeast Montana, the reservation is home to 4,329 people.

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe has three branches of government — executive, legislative and judicial. The tribe adopted its Constitution in 1935 after Congress passed the Indian Reorganization Act , which pushed tribes to adopt government structures similar to those of the United States. Councilmembers serve staggered four-year terms.

The situation is dynamic, but here’s what to know about the dispute as of Sept. 12 at 3 p.m.:

Gene Small, who campaigned on the issues of transparency and accountability, was narrowly elected president of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe last Nov

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