Kaitlyn Nicholas
Tribal Affairs ReporterKaitlyn Nicholas covers tribal news in Montana.
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Montana U.S. Senators split their votes Monday along a largely party-line vote to confirm Pres. Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior.
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Montana Sen. Steve Daines and Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, both Republicans, placed holds Tuesday on Rep. Deb Haaland’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior.
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Montana’s legislature is considering four bison-related bills this session. The two bills that would have helped tribal nations expand bison herds were voted down, while tribal leaders say the surviving bills could harm long-standing bison management on reservations.
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Montana Sen. Steve Daines followed through on his promise to vote against Rep. Deb Haaland’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior today but the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced her nomination despite GOP opposition.
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Montana lawmakers heard passionate testimony Friday on a bill seeking to increase Native American voting rights and access to the polls.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced in a press conference Thursday that some pharmacies in the state have started receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to eligible people.
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The U.S. Senate will consider Rep. Deb Haaland as the next U.S. Secretary of the Interior Tuesday morning. Montana’s Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Matt Rosendale oppose the New Mexican Congresswoman’s confirmation. But many Native American leaders and representatives are eager for Haaland’s confirmation.
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House Bill 241 tabled in 13 to five vote.
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Montana lawmakers Wednesday heard two bills seeking to establish Indigenous People’s Day in October.