Tribal Affairs

The first tribal college to have a four-year nursing program welcomed a new body to the classroom this fall: a synthetic cadaver. And it's helping Indigenous students prepare to enter health care professions at a time when they're needed most.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force, unveiled an online database to make keeping track of missing people in the state easier to do.

The Rocky Boy's Reservation in north-central Montana is welcoming 11 buffalo back this week.

An 11-year-old tribal policy allows law enforcement to put members who threaten or attempt suicide in jail or juvenile detention to prevent another attempt. And tribal leaders say that unless they can attract mental health workers to remote northeastern Montana, the jailings will likely continue.

The Blackfeet Nation laid its late chief, Earl Old Person, to rest Friday during a funeral service in Browning.

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.

Montana State University in Bozeman will host a grand opening of its new American Indian Hall on Saturday.

The Fort Belknap Indian Community is requesting an investigation after a mining company filed claims on an environmental reclamation area south of the reservation.

A tribal council member from Fort Peck Reservation in Montana has been appointed to a new federal advisory committee focusing on improving outreach to Indigenous veterans.

Many towns in Montana are celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day. One state lawmaker is pushing legislation to make the switch official for everyone in Montana.