Health department quietly cut high-ranking tribal position
The decision to cut the role without consulting tribal leaders sparked outrage.
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The decision to cut the role without consulting tribal leaders sparked outrage.
The decision to cut the role without consulting tribal leaders sparked outrage.
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council gifted Lesa Evers with a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) shawl and CSKT blanket at the start of the October 12, 2023 Tribal
DPHHS tribal health positions restored Last updated 3/15/2021 at 12:05pm The Montana Joint Subcommittee Section B voted 15 to 9 last Thursday to restore two tribal health positions within the Montana Department of Health and Human Services that were eliminated as part of House Bill 2 earlier in the session. The positions, tribal relations manager, held by Blackfeet tribal member Lesa Evers, and director of American Indian health, held by Karen Cantrell, were scheduled to be officially eliminated at the end of this fiscal year. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy D-Box Elder., who lead the effort t...