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The Blackfeet Tribe’s chief of over 40 years, Earl Old Person, died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 92. Old Person was both a longtime elected leader for the tribe and a devoted advocate who worked hard to keep Blackfeet language and traditional culture alive.
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A food pantry on the Blackfeet Nation celebrated its second birthday Thursday.
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To incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations among students the Blackfeet Nation is now offering to pay tribal members.
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The Blackfeet Incident Command Team issued an announcement earlier today outlining strategies to stop a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland this week released plans to address the U.S.’s fraught history with federally run residential schools aimed at assimilating Indigenous children into white Western culture.
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The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is opening up for the tourism season as droves of visitors head to Glacier National Park. The reservation was closed to tourists for more than a year, and that’s a big deal because many residents rely on tourist spending. Local residents are more than ready to start greeting visitors again.
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Native lawmakers in Montana say this year’s legislative session brought laws created without tribal government input.
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Several Montana tribal nations and legal nonprofits on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging two new laws they say disenfranchise American Indian voters.
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Federal health officials say people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can go about life mask-free, though some places still require them. Some local...
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The Blackfeet Nation this week provided hundreds of surplus COVID-19 vaccines to their counterparts from the Blackfoot Confederacy and other residents...