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Home<\/a> 2025<\/a> 2024<\/a> 2023<\/a> 2022<\/a> Archive<\/a> About<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ripple Effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Montana\u2019s tribes wield sovereignty amid a changing federal landscape <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ripple Effect<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two thousand miles away from D.C., the impacts of federal decisions are felt across Montana\u2019s tribal nations. From shifts in federal funding, to court rulings and executive orders, these changes are sending ripple effects across Indian Country, redefining the political landscape tribes are forced to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Montana\u2019s tribes, there are impacts to everything from natural resource management to health care and education. While federal policy has long influenced life for tribal nations, rapid changes are forcing tribes to respond in real time. Tribal sovereignty remains the foundation of that response: inherent and enduring, yet dynamic, as tribes exercise their autonomy to protect their communities and adapt to shifting federal priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students in the Native News Honors Project traveled across Montana to understand how tribal nations are exercising their sovereignty in response to decisions made in Washington D.C. Across the state, they found tribes navigating complex and often immediate challenges. On the Blackfeet reservation, leaders are working to support tribal citizens navigate the challenges of increased federal border enforcement reshaping travel and daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you enjoy this issue. Read more of the opening her<\/a>e<\/a>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Facing the nuclear renaissance<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tsis tsis\u2019tas under nuclear pressure amid government disarray<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CULTURE, CONNECTION AND CARE<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

How the Little Shell Tribe\u2019s cultural program is working for the future<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong>(LS)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>VEINS OF THE RIVER<\/a><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Fort Belknap tribes\u2019 water rights stagnate in the House<\/em><\/strong> (BELKNAP)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>SOUTH OF THE PIPELINE<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Keystone XL revival reignites a decades old oil fight<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong> (PECK)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>ON THE BOARDER<\/a><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The bonds of the Siksikaitsitapi tribes have always existed outside physical borders. Federal policy has threatened those ties<\/em><\/i><\/b>(BF)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A FRESH FOUNDATION<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Salish and Kootenai Tribes develop housing outlook<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong>(FH)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>RACE TO REPRESENT<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Indigenous candidates stake claims on the ballot this year<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong> (U)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>RESOLVING HUNGER, NURTURING TRADITION<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditional food programs combat hunger for Chippewa Cree<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong> (RB)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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F<\/a><\/span>ORGING A FUTURE AFTER COAL<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1,000 jobs lost: income shift from coal for Aps\u00e1alooke<\/em> (CROW)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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