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Public access to 100,000 acres of Central Montana backcountry was celebrated Monday with the opening of the Big Snowy Mountains Wildlife Management Area located off the south end of Red

RYEGATE, Mont. – Providing public access to over 100,000 acres of public land, Gov. Greg Gianforte celebrated Monday the grand opening of the Big Snowy Mountains Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

The Lewis and Clark County Sheriffs Office held a funeral service Thursday for indigent or abandoned residents at the Lewis and Clark County Cemetery.

The Little Shell Tribe is holding a special election on Saturday for a vacant at-large tribal council position.

A recent bison harvest in Montana is one example of the work being done in a growing number of state-level curriculum programs that immerse students in sacred ceremony and food traditions.

Editor’s note: In January, the nonprofit news organization ProPublica published a sweeping list of museums, universities and other institutions that still hold Native American remains, including bones and scalp bags.

Some remain concerned about the political background of the nomination for Montana's next Commissioner of Political Practices, but Chris Gallus said that representing a group doesn't mean you agree with it.

More and more, hospitals across Montana are using Native American liaisons to increase and promote the education and outreach to local Native communities.

“As an Indian who was not raised in an Indian family, I cannot fully ever completely express the incompleteness I feel living my life."

Eleven organizations and tribes are being funded for the first time through this program, including the Little Shell Tribe and Native American Development Corporation.