Tribal Issues

A recent state health department report shows COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among American-Indians in Montana last year.

The Fort Belknap community and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed a lawsuit against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and its director alleging the agency is not adequately enforcing a “bad actor” law pertaining to new mining permits.

House Bill 241 tabled in 13 to five vote.

A federal lawsuit challenging how the Federal Bureau of Investigations handled a Crow man’s death will go to trial after a decade-long fight in court.Over…

Lawmakers and tribal representatives urged the Federal Communications Commission to do more to expand broadband access in Indian Country this week. About…

The Crow Legislature is considering a bill that would introduce alcohol on the Tribe’s Reservation. It’s part of a plan to revitalize the Crow economy…