Patrick Yawakie

State Legislators are considering a bill that would offer training on state and tribal history. It’s an effort to ensure all lawmakers understand the cultural and legal context between the government and tribal nations.

Supporters of a bill that would create a special revenue account to fund the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force say it is necessary to keep the program going.

Tribal leaders and lawmakers are supporting legislation that would urge the federal government to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country in Montana, where they say agencies are underfunded at a time when reservations are faced with epidemics of drugs and missing and murdered Indigenous people.

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would renew Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force for another two years and add members from the Office of Public Instruction.

Get out the vote groups worked down to the last hour to help eligible voters cast a ballot in today’s midterm election.On Saturday at a community feed in…