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Native America Calling: SNAP running out and Alaska traditional relief foods (October 29, 2025)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that low-income Native families rely on for food is about to run out of money. 
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation bans kratom on reservation (September 24, 2025)
The Blackfeet Nation banned the sale and use of kratom amid growing concerns about the safety of the plant-based substance. 
“We will not let the state drag us backwards or silence our people,” said Fort Belknap Indian Community President Jeffrey Stiffarm.
Tribes and their advocates are contesting a new state law that limits when people can register to vote.
May 5 is recognized as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day.
A new lawsuit claims citizens of the Blackfeet Nation are “losing economic opportunities and business” due to tariffs imposed on Canada.
Cronkite News: Food sovereignty movement promotes Native foods (April 4, 2025)
Mariah Gladstone and Alana Yazzie are embracing Native foods that have sustained Native communities for generations. 
Shadow Devereaux — also known as Foreshadow — is the first artist to participate in a new fund in Montana.
The disproportionately high number of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women inspired Haley Omeasoo to launch a research lab.
Daily Montanan: Blackfeet family aims to keep NFL logo alive (November 27, 2024)
A logo depicting Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf could be revived by the Washington professional football team. 
Republicans take U.S. Senate with promises of a Donald Trump agenda (November 7, 2024)
A Republican in the White House isn’t the only big change Indian Country is facing as tribes seek to hold the U.S. government accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities. 
Tribes across Montana have continued to call for protections of grizzly bears, a sacred and important anima in their cultures.
Grist: Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change (August 12, 2024)
As global temperatures rise and events like wildfires become more extreme, the stakes are rising for Native communities and their animals. 
U.S. service members from more than 50 units across the country arrived in Montana for Operation Walking Shield on the Blackfeet Nation
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation responds to water crisis (June 24, 2024)
The Blackfeet Nation and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will work together to address the impacts of a water system failure on the reservation in Montana. 
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
“It’s people like Lily who are paving the way for a better tomorrow, and as you can see hard work, it does take you a long way,” said Blackfeet Nation council member Pat Armstrong.
The Biden administration was a no-show at a hearing called to examine the future of land consolidation efforts in Indian Country.
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs holds an oversight hearing on January 30, 2024.
Osage Nation celebrates historic Oscar nominations (January 23, 2024)
The Osage Nation is celebrating a major milestone for a film that shares an otherwise difficult time in the tribe’s history. 
MSU News: Event celebrates Native American Heritage Month (October 31, 2023)
Montana State University will host an Indigenous storytelling event focused on the role horse painting has historically played for tribes. 
DVIDS: Tribes reclaim children lost at Carlisle Indian boarding school (October 11, 2023)
The U.S. Army finalized its sixth disinterment project, returning four Native children to their families. 
Native America Calling: The scope of the massive Arizona Medicaid scam expands (September 22, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to find out the latest on the efforts to help the Native people harmed by a massive Medicaid scam in Arizona. 
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation protects sacred area from drilling (September 14, 2023)
A settlement agreement with the Blackfeet Nation marks the end of a 40-year energy development fight in a sacred area of Montana. 
MTFP and ICT have hired JoVonne Wagner, Blackfeet, to increase coverage of the Montana Legislature’s American Indian Caucus.
Montana Free Press: Blackfeet Nation continues fight to protect sacred lands (December 12, 2022)
An area sacred to the Blackfeet Nation remains under threat from energy development after a federal judge’s ruling. 
Kaiser Health News: Blackfeet Nation joins lawsuit to protect COVID-19 mandates (November 29, 2022)
A dispute over who can exercise jurisdiction over COVID-19 policies on the Blackfeet Nation is in federal court. 
Montana Free Press: Native voters win ruling blocking new election laws (October 3, 2022)
Tribal nations and Native voters are part of a coalition that went to court to block three election laws. 
A star of the hit film Prey wants to find out the “truth” about his supposed tribal ancestry. But Hollywood studios don’t share the same commitment.
Montana Free Press: Native voters battle ballot restrictions in court (August 16, 2022)
A Native voting rights lawsuit led by Western Native Voice and four tribal governments is underway in Montana. 
Montana Free Press: Film explores ‘Lost Bird’ who found her way home (August 4, 2022)
A new documentary applies a wide-angle lens to a personal story of adoption and assimilation of an Indian child. 
Brendon Galbreath, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation, died in an encounter with police in Montana.
One of Indian Country’s most well-known fashion designers is under fire after unveiling a new collection that bears striking similarities to another Native artist’s work.
Integrating Native heritage into public education is a goal that’s been ensconced in the Montana Constitution for 50 years.
Montana Free Press: Western Native Voice takes up voting rights (February 17, 2022)
Digital kiosks and legal arguments are one Native nonprofit’s answer to Montana’s new election laws. 
With a dialogue entirely in the Blackfeet language, a new film is an exercise in language revitalization.
Blackfeet Nation mourns passing of longtime Chief Earl Old Person (October 18, 2021)
The Blackfeet Nation is mourning the loss of Earl Old Person, the tribe’s longtime chief and former chairman. 
MSU News: Montana State University set for American Indian Heritage Day (September 21, 2021)
Montana State University’s annual American Indian Heritage Day focuses on efforts to recover and return the remains of children who died at Indian boarding schools. 
Montana Free Press: Death of Native man prompts calls for justice (August 31, 2021)
About a hundred people gathered to grieve the loss of Brendon Galbreath, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation who died in an encounter with police. 
News21: COVID-19 pandemic exposes many challenges in Indian Country (August 30, 2021)
Indigenous nations across the country have experienced chronic federal underfunding, which has led to disproportionate impacts tied to COVID-19 through housing, employment, public safety, food security, health care and economic outcomes.
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