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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.
Tribes are seeking to hold the Indian Health Service accountable for money they say is promised to them under self-determination contracts.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe on March 25, 2024.
Montana Free Press: Gray wolves denied endangered species status (February 6, 2024)
The federal agency that oversees the Endangered Species Act will not add Northern Rockies wolves back onto the list of threatened and endangered species. 
Tribes taken Biden administration to court over $4 billion energy project (January 24, 2024)
The Biden administration’s renewable energy agenda is being tested in court with a lawsuit from tribes opposed to a $4 billion development that runs through their homelands. 
Montana Free Press: Plans call for more solar development on public lands (January 22, 2024)
The federal government is soliciting input on a plan to open public lands to new solar projects. 
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government continues to shortchange tribes when it comes to funding health care contracts.
Few states make the grade when it comes to tribal inclusion in voting maps (October 12, 2023)
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls. 
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. 
Cronkite News: Senate committee takes up water infrastructure in Indian Country (September 21, 2023)
The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is only a first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands. 
MSU News: Grant helps tribes address transportation needs (November 29, 2022)
The Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University will provide transportation outreach and technical assistance to 29 tribes across five states. 
Indian gaming revenues hit record $39 billion despite COVID-19 (August 10, 2022)
The tribal casino industry has rebounded dramatically despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, with revenues reaching a record high. 
The legacy of colonialism continues to exist in 2022 through this most recent action by the U.S. Supreme Court to deny Native — and all — women the right to body sovereignty.
The St. Stephens Indian School is closing out the academic year after the entire administration was ousted following an investigation into a toxic work environment.
Sexual harassment, parties with former students and unusual living and salary arrangements are at the center of a stunning investigation at the St. Stephens Indian School.
Reconciliation Rising: An Interview with Jordan Dresser (March 23, 2022)
In the latest episode of Reconciliation Rising, hear from Jordan Dresser, a documentary filmmaker and chairman of the Northern Arapaho Nation. 
Long before it was a national park, Yellowstone was an important place for at least two dozen tribes.
Native America Calling: Triumph, heartbreak and bareback horse relay racing (December 29, 2021)
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing.
Native America Calling: Triumph, heartbreak and bareback horse relay racing (November 12, 2021)
The documentary film “Pure Grit” follows a young champion as she competes in the exhilarating and dangerous sport of Indian horse relay racing. 
Cronkite News: Native voting rights bill caught up in partisan debate (October 22, 2021)
The Native American Voting Rights Act will set minimum federal requirements for voting on tribal lands, including early voting, mail-in balloting, ballot collecting and ID standards. 
You go grads. Get ready to carry the torch.
The U.S. Senate is slowly but surely moving to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) as Secretary of the Interior.
“Despite Republican obstruction, Representative Haaland will be confirmed by the Senate to be Secretary Haaland,” a leading Democrat said.
“We need Congresswoman Haaland on the job without delay,” said Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians.
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) is on her way to making history yet again, this time as the first Native person in a presidential cabinet.
Native Sun News Today: Tribal history preserved at Buffalo Jump (December 10, 2020)
“The Vore Buffalo Jump is a part of our history which should be told and shared with the world,” said Dr. Richard Littlebear, president of the Chief Dull Knife Memorial College. 
Clara Caufield: Masking up to protect our people from COVID-19 (November 24, 2020)
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, with tribal people on reservations in Montana and Wyoming seemingly among the hardest hit. 
Supreme Court accepts first Indian law case in new conservative era (November 23, 2020)
For the second time in as many years, the U.S. Supreme Court will be taking up a case that impacts the treaty rights of the Crow Tribe. 
Native Sun News Today: Northern Cheyenne author traces story of tribal courage (November 17, 2020)
“The Cheyenne Story: An Interpretation of Courage” by Gerry Robinson continues to earn accolades. 
People’s World: Northern Arapaho Tribe calls out COVID-19 racism (September 29, 2020)
A hotbed of controversy is raging about the treatment of citizens of the Northern Arapaho Tribe by a local hospital and inflammatory statements made by a Republican county official. 
Clara Caufield: A true Crow friend of the Northern Cheyenne (September 28, 2020)
The Real Birds from the Crow Nation are a formidable force across Indian Country.
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