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While the impact and loss from the coronavirus pandemic across the country cannot be understated, its toll on Indian Country represented more — a direct threat to the preservation of

Tribune launches First Nations newsletter for tribal news in Montana Nora Mabie, Great Falls Tribune © PHIL DRAKE/GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE The Tribal Flag Plaza was unveiled Wednesday, giving a new look to the outside of the state Capitol and honoring Native Americans in Montana The Great Falls Tribune is launching First Nations, a weekly email newsletter on tribal news in Montana. In your inbox every Friday, First Nations will keep you updated on the latest tribal news in Montan...

Little Shell Tribal Health The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa put much of its CARES Act aid toward a new tribal health clinic in Great Falls, Montana. Many tribal leaders are used to stretching every dollar that comes their way. Last year, they were faced with a different problem: millions in badly needed aid money, and not enough time to spend it. "The money came at us quick, and it was a flurry," said Karen Snyder, who coordinates pandemic response for the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming....

Listen to an audio version of this story. Many tribal leaders are used to stretching every dollar that comes their way. Last year, they were faced with a different problem: millions in badly needed aid money, and not enough time to spend it. "The money came at us quick, and it was a flurry," said Karen Snyder, who coordinates pandemic response for the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming. "We had to act fast in order to get it out the door." Starting in late spring 2020, the Eastern Shoshone Trib...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide imple...

The BoZone YGM series ‘People & Place’ sets new virtual dates April 6, 2021 YGM series ‘People & Place’ sets new virtual dates Yellowstone Gateway Museum has announced its “People & Place” virtual speaker series will begin April 7th and continue Wednesday evenings through the month. “We postponed our popular in-person programs last spring so we are excited to offer virtual programs this year, hoping to expand our reach far beyond the borders of Big Sky Country,” said Museum cura...

$59M settlement addresses 1800s Ojibwe land grabs in Minnesota and North Dakota The Pembina Band of Chippewas — whose descendants today include members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and White Earth Band of Ojibwe — were forced to sign away millions of acres of land, some for 10 cents an acre. A settlement offers additional compensation. Written By: Patrick Springer | × Studio portrait of the Pembina Band of Chippewa delegation taken in Washington, D.C....

Settlement coming on Pembina lawsuit against federal government   Photograph provided by the National Museum of the American Indian Studio portrait of the Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) Delegation. Taken in Washington, D.C., in 1880. A settlement is finally on the way in a dispute some 150 years old, in one of the earliest lawsuits filed claiming the federal government had mishandled trust moneys it held for Native American tribes. "It was what I call FILO, first in, last out," Native American...

Members of Chinook Indian Nation liken lack of federal recognition to slow-motion ‘genocide’ Updated Apr 03, 2021; Posted Apr 03, 2021 Members of the Chinook Indian Nation paddle a newly made replica of an historic Native American canoe in 2013. They were on the first day of a five-day river journey down the Lower Columbia in honor of their ancestors and in celebration of the river. Faith Cathcart/The OregonianLC- Facebook Share By Anna V. Smith/High Country News Before the pandemic, the...

$59M settlement addresses 1800s Ojibwe land grabs in Minnesota, North Dakota The Pembina Band of Chippewas — whose descendants today include members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and White Earth Band of Ojibwe — were forced to sign away millions of acres of land, some for 10 cents an acre. A settlement offers additional compensation. Written By: Patrick Springer | × Studio portrait of the Pembina Band of Chippewa delegation taken in Washington, D.C., i...