Assiniboine Tribe

Fort Peck Tribes Re-Elect Chairman, Five New Council Members

By • Oct 30, 2019
The entrance to the Fort Peck Nation on highway 408 in northeastern Montana.
Olivia Reingold / Yellowstone Public Radio

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Alexander Smith's age as 24. He is 20. 

The Fort Peck Tribes swore in a new Tribal government Monday. Tribal members elected five newcomers to Tribal Council while upholding the current chairman.

Fort Belknap Tribes Declare State Of Emergency Over Suicide Crisis

By • Jul 23, 2019
The Seal of the Fort Belknap Reservation
Josh Burnham / Yellowstone Public Radio


The tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation declared a state of emergency last Thursday over what the tribal president says is a suicide crisis.