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KATHERYN HOUGHTON Kaiser Health News MISSOULA — Montana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution is among the most efficient in the nation, but closer examination reveals a patchwork of systems among counties and tribal governments that will be put to the test as the state opens vaccine eligibility to all people 16 and older starting this month. KHN, Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism surveyed all 56 counties and eight tribal governments to find out how vaccine distribution has worked over the past four months and what residents might expect whe...

Tribal Vaccine Clinics Lacking a statewide vaccine distribution plan, Montana’s overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A joint reporting project by KHN, the Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands.  1 of 4 A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during a Confederated Salish and Kootenai vaccination clinic at the KwaTaqNuk Re...

Editor's Note: Char-Koosta News PABLO — Time crawls by until it’s passed, then it has flown by. Such is the case of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Federal Reserved Water Rights Compact (FRWRC), officially known as the Montana Water Rights Protection Act (MWRPA).  After decades of discussions and official negotiations with the Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission (MRWRCC), the CSKT’s FRWRC was signed into law by the president of the United States Sunday, December 27. On Tuesday, December 29, the Flathead Nation Tribal Council unanimously voted to rati...

'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism by Lynn Elber, The Associated Press Posted Dec 14, 2020 2:30 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 2:44 pm EDT Native American actress Stefany Mathias poses for a photo in Vernon, British Columbia Canada on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2020. ABC’s “Big Sky” is struggling to address Native American criticism of the drama series. Mathias was hired for the role and asked to act as a consultant, which she said included reviewing set decorations. She is encouraged by the opportunity to bring an issue crucial to her and other Native women to a majo...