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Reporting on the issues that shape Native life — from tribal sovereignty and education to healthcare, housing and economic development.
Cattle fencing outside the Northern Cheyenne capitol
Contested government

‘Barnyard circus’: Northern Cheyenne leaders speak out a year after being ousted

Courts pave way for return of the council members, who see ongoing problems with safety, service delivery stemming from government turmoil
By Bret Anne Serbin
Northern Cheyenne
Northern Cheyenne’s specially elected council has been governing ‘unlawfully,’ appellate court finds
New ruling reaffirms the authority of council members who were ousted in 2025
By Bret Anne Serbin
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Building
MHA Nation Election
MHA Nation chairman voters oust one incumbent for November election
Two segment incumbents re-elected while Four Bears set for general runoff
By Shaun Griswold
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Montana
‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes bring home the remains of three members
The emotional repatriation of Christine Redstone, Peter Howe and Richard Morgan marked the end of a 136-year separation.
Lauren Miller & JoVonne Wagner, Montana Free Press
Amanda R.J. Cheromiah, the executive director of the Jim Thorpe Center for the Future of Native Peoples at Dickinson College
ShineThe Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.