Tribal Affairs

Time is running out for those surrounding Crow Nation to apply for rental and utility assistance. Taylar Stagner with Yellowstone Public Radio talked with officials on Crow about how minorities in the surrounding Crow area can apply.

A nonprofit is giving back traditional land on the Flathead Reservation. Taylar Stagner with Yellowstone Public Radio has more about the decision years in the making.

Crow Nation celebrates the life of the last tribal chief every year, but this year is special because the Crow Honor Guard has been invited to the centennial celebration of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Virginia.

The State Tribal Economic Development Commission appointed a new chairwoman earlier this week. The commission plans to build up economic resources for tribal communities.

This year the Chief Plenty Coup State Park Day of Honor in Pryor, Montana will look slightly different due to COVID. Organizers say the weekend will include food and events to celebrate Chief Plenty Coups and his eventful life.

Today the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice resolved a settlement with the Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission over violations of federal water laws.

The Native American Achievement Center on the Montana State University Billings campus is starting the school year with more students than in 2020.

Last week, 21 members of U.S. Congress signed a letter calling for the Indian Health Service to provide more resources to support those affected by Federal Indian Boarding Schools.

The Crow Nation hosted its one-hundred-and-second Crow Fair last week after a trying year, filled with covid-related deaths and social isolation. Some tribal members said this was their first time seeing each other in over a year.

Tuesday, twelve swift foxes were reintroduced to the Fort Belknap prairie, the second year in a five-year program.