Gale Decker

Montana lawmakers are again considering a bill that would repeal an exemption on some property taxes for tribes in Montana. The policy failed last…

Opponents of a major Indian water rights settlement in Montana are calling on U.S. Sen. Steve Daines to withdraw it from Congress. But attorneys say some…

Competing visions of the American West were on display at competing events in Whitefish Saturday. People rallied for their ideas about tribal sovereignty,…

Death and taxes are supposedly two certainties in life. But at the moment, in Lake County, property taxes aren’t so certain. The county is suing the state…

Last month the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes took ownership of the Kerr hydroelectric Dam, now called the Salish Kootenai Dam. As a result, Lake…