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Northern Cheyenne
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council removes Gene Small as president: ‘He is now just a civilian’
Small contests decision, claims he’s still president as council appoints temporary replacement
By Shaun Griswold
Tribal Government
Northern Cheyenne tensions mount as ousted council seeks president’s removal
Scheduled hearing Wednesday morning elevates community concern after year of infighting
By Bret Anne Serbin
Major Crimes Act
Funeral announced for father and son killed in Fort Berthold shooting
Federal and tribal police continue investigation, four suspects in custody
By Shaun Griswold
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
Tribal Government
Northern Cheyenne tensions mount as ousted council seeks president’s removal
Scheduled hearing Wednesday morning elevates community concern after year of infighting
By Bret Anne Serbin
Major Crimes Act
Funeral announced for father and son killed in Fort Berthold shooting
Federal and tribal police continue investigation, four suspects in custody
By Shaun Griswold
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
Shine
The Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.
South Dakota
Sing for the Red Dress
Murder mysteries and Indigenous knowledge: The legacy of Sicangu Oglala Lakota author Joseph M. Marshall III
Chana Kaplan, Buffalo's Fire
South Dakota
US Senate challenger says Wounded Knee medals ‘should not stand’; incumbent says more info needed
Meghan O'Brien, SD Searchlight
South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe facing fairness questions over banishment law
By Karin Eagle
Public Safety
Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis
By Karin Eagle
Education
South Dakota universities’ Native American enrollment rises to pre-pandemic level
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
Justice
Tribal law enforcement academy, requested by South Dakota, will be located in North Dakota
John Hult, North Dakota Searchlight
Other stories in South Dakota
Montana
Montana
‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes bring home the remains of three members
Lauren Miller & JoVonne Wagner, Montana Free Press
Rule at risk
Natives in Montana weigh in on Roadless Rule repeal as public deadline approaches
By Bret Anne Serbin
Native voting rights
Ahead of midterms, Native voters face increasing challenges
By Bret Anne Serbin
Montana
Legal saga continues for Northern Cheyenne Tribe
By Bret Anne Serbin
Tribal Government Transparency
BIA expected to end yearlong 'noninterference' policy after court rules Chiefs’ Declaration void
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Timeline
2025-2026
A year of upheaval: The Northern Cheyenne constitutional crisis
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Other stories in Montana
North Dakota
North Dakota
Competing government rules create confusion ahead of MHA tribal elections
By Bret Anne Serbin
North Dakota
Harvard symposium to address voting, freedom of information in Indian Country
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Elections
Citing Callais, appeals court vacates Native American redistricting win in North Dakota
Jen Rice, Democracy Docket
Conservation contradiction
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library: The irony of this celebration 'could not be sharper’
By Grace Hansen
Politics
Tribal leaders call for sovereignty as federal support wavers
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Energy Development
MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers
Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor
Other stories in North Dakota
Northern Plains
Montana
Fort Peck Tribes ban discussions with data center developers
Nora Mabie, Montana Free Press
MMIP
On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives
Nora Mabie and Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press
LBH 150
Bringing Little Bighorn to life
By Maria Hawkins
Live
Greasy Grass
Beyond the 150th
By Buffalo's Fire
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Remembering the fallen warriors of Greasy Grass
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Tribal Voting
US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Other stories in Northern Plains
