Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words "Little Shell Chippewa Tribe" over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation's first dose of covid-19 vaccine.
As the newest federally recognized tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is starting from scratch to deliver health care to members. While COVID-19 has been devastating, it has sped up the tribe's ability to build a clinic. Yet, lacking a reservation, the tribe faces challenges reaching its scattered members.
Cascade County law enforcement officials and the Cascade City-County Health Department (CCHD) said Thursday that there have been no changes in the way they enforce COVID-19 related mandates.
In March 2020, a stay-at-home order was issued when the pandemic first arrived in Montana. A statewide mask mandate was enacted in July 2020. Now, COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease as the number of cases drops in Montana.
Throughout that series of events, the position of the Great Falls Police Department and the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office has stayed the same.
Law enforcement officers will not arrest citizens for non-compliance with public health directives, but they may charge people if their actions land on the wrong side of the law.
Updates on COVID and vaccines in Cascade County
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and last updated 2021-02-17 20:24:36-05
GREAT FALLS â A representative from the Cascade City-County Health Department gave an update on COVID-19 restrictions and vaccines at Tuesday nightâs Great Falls City Commission meeting.
Wednesday, February 17, marks four weeks that the county has had a virus spread rate under the target of 25 new cases per 100,000 people, which means all the current COVID-19 restrictions on capacity restrictions are set to expire. Cascade County removed its
January 21. The County Board of Health will meet on Wednesday (February 17) to discuss potentially reinstating any of the measures, or if they think that it is okay to let the measures expire.