Montana is home to 13 hate groups, and their ranks are growing, The Great Falls Tribune reports.

Group like The Creativity Movement are recruiting young people in the state. They are moving into urban areas like Billings, where one of its leaders -- a 19-year-old man who claims he is part Indian -- just pleaded no for an incident in which he allegedly threatened an Indian man with a gun.

"We are your neighbors, your best friend, your co-workers, etc.," organizer Westin Adams told the paper. "The only difference is we are loyal to our racial family."

Hate groups are also prevalent in nearby Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

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