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‘It’s about safety’: Broadband service uncertain as 150th anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle nears

Tourists, media, historians and tribal officials expected to drive up demand for high-speed internet during commemorative event

Auditor’s Office claws back $37.3M in wrongful billing targeting Montana’s Native communities

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan

Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy withdraws from U.S. House primary amid ‘allegations of serious sexual abuse’

Zeke Lloyd, Nora Mabie and John S. Adams, Montana Free Press

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (Greasy Grass): Why it’s still being fought

By Pier Paolo Bozzano

Auditor’s Office claws back $37.3M in wrongful billing targeting Montana’s Native communities

Fraudsters abused Obamacare provision intended to help Indian Country

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan

Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy withdraws from U.S. House primary amid ‘allegations of serious sexual abuse’

Pennsylvania woman alleges Windy Boy propositioned her underage daughter and niece in the early 2000s

Zeke Lloyd, Nora Mabie and John S. Adams, Montana Free Press

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (Greasy Grass): Why it’s still being fought

150 years after the "Greasy Grass" victory, the Lakota and Cheyenne are planning a massive 2026 commemoration—and still refuse a $1.5 billion settlement for their land

By Pier Paolo Bozzano

ShineThe Shine series will explore limitations and solutions to press freedom and government transparency in Indian Country.

UTTC professor reflects on the Battle of Powder River on its 150th anniversary

The first battle of the Great Sioux War ‘set the tone’ for the following 20 conflicts, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By Gabrielle Nelson

Help plan the 150th Battle of the Greasy Grass: complete the official participant survey

The event planning committees are requesting that all riding groups, families, and tribal delegations register their attendance plans now

By Buffalo's Fire

Tribes, horsemen, deep into planning for Little Bighorn 150th anniversary

Northern Cheyenne Tribe leads recent planning meeting

By Darren Thompson

Food sovereignty

UTTC student raises $12k in food drive for North Dakota and Montana

Inspired by her grandparents, Tonah Fishinghawk-Chavez proves that caring for the community is an action, not just a word

By Gabrielle Nelson

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Montana billboards demand justice for MMIP cases

The billboard project is expanding to Oregon

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Catholic boarding school documents staying in Montana

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Schools receive third — and potentially final — round of federal funding for homeless students

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Pollution knows no borders

Teck Coal’s Fording River coal mine

Governor supports limited financial help for Flathead law enforcement

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Health department shares Medicaid disenrollment numbers for children, seniors, Native Americans

The land-grant legacy

Montana governor still mum on tribal law enforcement

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New program seeks to boost Native student success in languages

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Native woman launches forensics company to aid MMIP families

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Montana ban on gender-affirming care for minors temporarily blocked in court

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A grandmother seeks justice for Native people

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