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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.

Native Americans Account For 13 Percent Of Montana COVID-19 Cases

By • Jun 30, 2020

Last weekend, Montana saw its biggest spike yet in COVID-19 cases. YPR reports how the disease is impacting Native Americans across the state.

Coronavirus Leaves Blackfeet Issuing Stay-At-Home Order

By • Jun 29, 2020
Sign saying "Welcome to Blackfeet Indian Country."
Will Marlow (CC-BY-NC-2)

The Blackfeet Indian Reservation is now under a mandatory 14-day stay-at-home order after health officials reported the reservation’s first COVID-19 cases. Blackfeet and Glacier County officials identified nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 among residents over the weekend.

Blackfeet Shut Down Glacier's East Entrances Over COVID-19 Fears

By Aaron Bolton • Jun 26, 2020
Glacier National Park sign at the park's St. Mary entrance.
Glacier National Park (PD)

The Blackfeet Nation will close off road access to Glacier National Park’s east entrances for the remainder of the tourism season, according to a resolution written Thursday. The tribal leaders’ decision was based on the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Blackfeet Propose Bill To Further Protect Badger-Two Medicine

By • Jun 26, 2020
Solenex well site is the last remaining oil lease in Badger-Two-Medicine.
Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

The Blackfeet Nation released draft legislation Thursday that would permanently protect the Badger-Two Medicine region bordering Glacier National Park from industrial resource development. Montana’s congressional delegation says they are reviewing the draft language of the proposed bill.

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