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BNSF Plan Aims To Reduce Train-Related Grizzly Bear Deaths

By • Jan 12, 2021
Two grizzly bear cubs killed by a train near Trego were discovered Oct. 15, 2019.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

The BNSF Railway Company Tuesday published a long-awaited habitat conservation plan intended to reduce grizzly bear mortalities in Northwest Montana.

Blackfeet Nation Mourns COVID-19 Deaths, Urges Prayer And Precautions

By Kaitlyn Nicholas • Nov 16, 2020

The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council on Friday hosted a memorial for tribal members who’ve died from COVID-19.

Blackfeet Nation leaders led the memorial service for the 27 tribal members who’ve died from the virus since March. Well over a hundred people attended the service on Facebook Live.

From the council conference room, Vice Chairman Scott Kipp gave a speech in place of Chairman Tim Davis, whose mother recently passed away.

Despite Shutdowns, COVID-19 Cases Spike On Blackfeet Reservation

By Kylie Mohr • Oct 30, 2020
A coronavirus testing swab in a test tube.
iStock

When the Blackfeet Nation closed its borders in the hopes of keeping COVID-19 out, the tribe suffered economically. But the virus still found its way in, sometimes with fatal effects. Kylie Mohr reports on why Blackfeet residents are worried as cases spike for the first time in months.

Culture Over Economy: Blackfeet Nation Feeling The Impacts Of COVID-19 Closures

By Victor Yvellez • Oct 30, 2020
Signs warning about activity restrictions on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation due to the COVID-19 pandemic stand on all roadway entrances to the reservation, September 2020.
Rob Chaney / The Missoulian

Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana is one of the most-visited parks in the country. But this summer, the Blackfeet Nation made the unprecedented call to close the park’s eastern entrances in hopes of keeping COVID-19 off its reservation.

Victor Yvellez brings us this look at the economic fallout of the tribe’s decision.

Settlement Will Bring Satellite Voting Offices To Blackfeet Reservation

By • Oct 14, 2020
Election sign reading 'polling place' on a door at a Missoula polling place.
Josh Burnham / Montana Public Radio

The Blackfeet Nation announced  Wednesday that it settled with Pondera County officials after the county allegedly refused to open a satellite voting office on the reservation.

Blackfeet Pantry Ramps Up Service As Demand For Food Skyrockets

By • Oct 9, 2020
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The work of a food pantry organization on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation has ballooned in recent months amid rising COVID-19 cases and the economic downturn. The group has given out more than 50,000 pounds of food in a month. 

Glacier Park Rejects Reservation System For Going-To-The-Sun Road

By • Jul 22, 2020
Glacier National Park's Logan Pass Visitor Center on a busy summer day.
Tom Westbrook (CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0)

Glacier National Park officials have decided against putting in place a reservation system for Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Earlier this month, Glacier Superintendent Jeff Mow held a series of meetings to discuss the idea of a reservation system for the park’s main attraction, Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Senate Advances Bill To Expand Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange

By & • Jul 22, 2020
Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans suffering from three health conditions related to Agent Orange exposure are closer to receiving expanded benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Billings Public Schools Open Investigation Regarding Middle School Principal's Posts

By • Jul 2, 2020

Billings Public Schools are opening an investigation into a middle school principal following the possible connection to social media posts a local superintendent calls "appalling."

Superintendent of Billings Public Schools Greg Upham opened an investigation Tuesday into Medicine Creek Middle School's Principal Nikki Hofmann.

He says concerning social media posts were shared by an account potentially attached to Hofmann.

Little Shell: Three Generations of Enrollment

By editor • Jul 1, 2020

After the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians gained federal recognition six months ago, students from the University of Montana School of Journalism talked at length with tribal members about what that means to them.

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