Since 2019, nearly 300 Yellowstone bison have been sent to tribal lands as part of the bison conservation transfer program. The park recently more than doubled the capacity of the program with an expansion to the Stephen’s Creek quarantine facility in the northwest corner of the park.

An audit of a Crow and Northern Cheyenne nation hospital found administration officials neglected to complete background checks for staff who work with children in compliance with federal law.

May 5th is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Awareness day.

A three-part documentary focused on four missing and murdered Indigenous women from Montana premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population.

State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect to fund services for their citizens. It’s the latest variation on centuries of wealth extraction.

Funding from the infrastructure bill passed by Congress and signed by President Biden earlier this year is expected to connect 1,700 homes on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation to high speed internet.

Law professors and attorneys said this appears to be the first time that pandemic-related laws have been challenged in court over an alleged infringement on tribal sovereignty.

A rare white buffalo currently mounted at the Montana Historical Society will be returned to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Western Native Voice is part of a national effort to rally voters across Indian Country ahead of next month's midterm elections.