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Walking up to the podium during a committee hearing at the Montana State Capitol, Marsha Small told lawmakers: “I feel like I’ve been here forever.”
At least one tribal library will have to close and many others will reduce services as the Trump administration cancels grants already promised by the federal government.
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. 
Indigenous business leaders everywhere will have to adjust to the uncertain effects of President Donald Trump’s aggressive new series of tariffs.
Shadow Devereaux — also known as Foreshadow — is the first artist to participate in a new fund in Montana.
Public Law 280 continues to be the source of unresolved law enforcement and public safety issues in Indian Country.
KFF Health News: Medicaid cuts ‘a tremendous hit’ to Indian Country (March 20, 2025)
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to Medicaid, health centers that serve Native communities are bracing for catastrophe. 
MSU News: American Indian Council hosts 49th annual powwow (March 18, 2025)
The 49th annual American Indian Council Powwow at Montana State University takes place March 28-29, 2025. 
Montana Free Press: Indian lawmakers tout legislative successes (March 18, 2025)
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say they have been able to advance priority bills in the state legislature. 
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on the afternoon of February 25, 2025.
Tribes are trying to remind the United States of its trust and treaty obligations amid an anti-DEI effort that has led to casualties in Indian Country.
Tribes operate lending businesses under their own sovereignty. But they still face struggles.
Native America Calling: Combating a Native American housing crisis (January 9, 2025)
Tribal nations and the federal government are working to address affordable housing and homelessness. 
KFF Health News: Native patients on the hook for government health debt (January 7, 2025)
Native patients aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service is supposed to pay. But federal law doesn’t stop the debt collectors. 
The disproportionately high number of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women inspired Haley Omeasoo to launch a research lab.
Arizona Mirror: Hearing addresses crisis of missing and murdered relatives (December 5, 2024)
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation. 
Daily Montanan: County loses ruling in reservation law enforcement fight (December 5, 2024)
Local officials are still trying to get the state of Montana to pay for law enforcement costs on the Flathead Reservation. 
Native America Calling: Native gifts make a difference (December 4, 2024)
Native business owners and Native entrepreneurs offer an alternative during the holiday buying rush with unique products and services.
Local officials have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation.
Federal government officials testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
Native women leaders testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
AUDIO: Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (December 3, 2024)
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a hearing titled “Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” on November 20, 2024. 
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. 
VIDEO: Questions and Answers on Crow Revenue Act (November 25, 2024)
A bill aimed at benefiting the Crow Tribe dominated discussion at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 2024. 
VIDEO: Chairman Frank White Clay of Crow Tribe on Crow Revenue Act (November 25, 2024)
Chairman Frank White Clay of the Crow Tribe testifies in support of H.R.8952, the Crow Revenue Act, on November 19, 2024. 
Daily Montanan: Drug trafficking ring targeted multiple reservations (November 18, 2024)
More than two dozen people have been convicted and sentenced to prison for trafficking methamphetamine on reservation in Montana. 
The Crow Tribe is returning to Capitol Hill to seek passage of a mineral development bill.
Montana Free Press: All Nations Health Center hosts cooking classes (November 11, 2024)
Cooking classes at the All Nations Health Center focus on meal prep and sovereignty. 
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. 
MSU News: ‘Recipes for Resilience’ showcase Native crops (November 4, 2024)
A team of students and faculty at Montana State University have developed recipes to help support Native producers and improve food security on reservations. 
Daily Montanan: Republican candidate pressed yet again on gunshot wound (November 4, 2024)
Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana, admits there’s no medical records of his gunshot wound after being asked “Did you shoot yourself in the arm?” 
Daily Montanan: Man who bragged about killing eagles sentenced to prison (November 1, 2024)
A man who bragged about going “on a killing spree” was sentenced to 46 months in prison for trafficking eagle feathers and eagle parts. 
Adria Jawort: ‘Snake Tongue Sheehy’ still won’t apologize to Native people (October 30, 2024)
In true double-down MAGA fashion, I don’t expect Tim Sheehy to apologize to the Crow Tribe or Indigenous peoples of Montana anytime soon for his gross misrepresentation of us. 
Daily Montanan: Polls show tight race for U.S. Senate seat in Montana (October 30, 2024)
With a week left to go until Election Day 2024, polls that show presidential candidates neck-and-neck mirror some of the races closer to the Treasure State. 
Native peoples continue to endure the consequences of this era, evident in ongoing trauma, loss of cultural heritage, and persistent systemic inequalities, said the NIWRC.
More than 200 people and four organizations are supporting the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in denouncing a Republican candidate’s derogatory remarks about Native Americans.
Tribes across Montana have continued to call for protections of grizzly bears, a sacred and important anima in their cultures.
Daily Montanan: Poll shows Republican candidates in the lead in Montana (October 14, 2024)
Despite considerable controversy over his comments about Native people, Republican Tim Sheehy is leading Democrat Jon Tester in the U.S. Senate race in Montana.
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