The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has voted unanimously to remove Chairman Timothy Davis. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports.
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Indian Child Welfare Act
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the Indian Child Welfare Act which establishes federal standards for the placement of Indigenous children in foster or adoptive homes. Montana tribes defending ICWA’s constitutionality include the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Blackfeet Nation, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Crow Nation, Fort...
$1 Billion Secured For Montana Indian Water Rights Settlements
$1,369,585,000 of infrastructure law funds over two years will to help complete Indian Water Rights Settlements in Montana. They are the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act for the Blackfeet Tribe the Montana Water Rights Protection act for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act for the Cro...
Over $1 Billion Infrastructure Funds To Address Tribal Water Rights
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday the Biden administration will use $1.7 billion from the infrastructure bill to fund 16 tribal water rights settlements. They include the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes along with the Blackfeet and Crow Nation. The money will ensure that tribes get access to water they’ve been...
Bison Program Transferred To Blackfeet Tribe
A new phase has kicked off as the Wildlife Conservation Society has handed off its Rocky Mountain Bison Program to Blackfeet Tribal partners. After numerous community meetings eventually wild bison were transferred to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation along with biological research equipment and funding. All of that got transferred from the Wil...
U.S. Justice Department Awards Montana Tribes Victim Compensation Grants
November is National Native American Heritage Month. The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a combined $2.2 million in grants to the Blackfeet, Northern Cheyenne, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux, and Chippewa Cree tribes for victim services. $3.7 million will go to the state Department of Corrections throug...