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UPDATE: APRIL 25 AT 4:50 P.M. As of 4:30 p.m. April 25 search and recovery efforts are still ongoing for 3-year-old Arden Pepion. More search and rescue teams, as well as law enforcement agencies from across Montana, have joined the search Sunday. Civilians have been asked to remain on standby for assistance, however, Blackfeet Joint Incident Command has said only law enforcement officials and designated search teams are working for now according to the Blackfeet Covid-19 Incident Command. From the Blackfeet Covid-19 Incident Command, donations for the search for Arden can be directed to Mabe...

Tribes stop using Johnson & Johnson vaccine after FDA and CDC recommend "pause" Tribes stop using Johnson & Johnson vaccine after FDA and CDC recommend "pause" and last updated 2021-04-14 12:06:48-04 GREAT FALLS — Native American tribes in north-central Montana are responding to today's CDC and FDA recommendations that the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine temporarily stop being used. The reason for the "pause" is because it has been linked to blood clots in at least six people out of the more than 6.8 million who have received that version of the vaccine. On Tuesday morning, the Litt...

Blackfeet representative on Haaland confirmation: "A major step for all Indian people" MTN and last updated 2021-03-17 10:52:14-04 GREAT FALLS — By a vote of 51-40 in the U.S. Senate on Monday, Deb Haaland became the first-ever Native American to lead a cabinet department as she was confirmed to be the new Secretary of the Interior. Haaland had been serving as a U.S. Representative for New Mexico. "This is really a major step for all Indian people,” said James McNeeley, Blackfeet Tribe public information officer. McNeeley said he hopes to see Haaland focus on building a good relatio...

East entrance to Glacier National Park remains closed MTN News and last updated 2021-01-07 11:04:25-05 GREAT FALLS — The status of the east entrance to Glacier National Park in 2021 may soon get a little clearer. Members of the Blackfeet Tribe have contacted the park’s superintendent to begin discussions about re-opening the entrance, which is in the Blackfeet Reservation. It has been closed since the tribe closed the reservation in 2020 to help slow the spread of COVID-19 on the reservation. "I do know there's going to be some dialogue next week at some point. So after that we may ...