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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...

Nearly 40 Yellowstone Bison To Be Culled

Most of the 37 bison that were migrating outside of Yellowstone National Park have been sent to be slaughtered as officials have begun the annual program to cull them to prevent the spread of brucellosis to cattle in Montana. Officials plan to remove up to 900 of the park’s 5,000 bison this winter through slaughter relocation and hunting...

$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...

Montana Tribes Working To Protect Wildlife Migration Paths

A measure in Congress would guarantee $50 million per year in grants for protecting wildlife migration corridors on tribal lands. Shailyn Miller who grew up in Montana is with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Service. She says tribes are already working to protect wildlife migration paths including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tri...

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Working On Restoring Bison Range

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 signed by President Donald Trump restored ownership of the Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the tribes are working through new management of the Bison Range and the wildlife refuges between St. Ignatius and Ronan. The Bison Range f...

National Bison Range Opens To The Public

The Bison Range Restoration Act was signed into law last December 27th. Now in federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, it opens Saturday near Moiese. A daily or annual pass per vehicle will be required  to enter the Bison Range at a new rate is $10 per car daily up from the previous $5 day pass. An annual pass ...