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Timeline
2025-2026
A year of upheaval: The Northern Cheyenne constitutional crisis
From a controversial Traditional Chiefs’ declaration to a landmark appellate court ruling
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Public Safety
Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis
Oglala Sioux Tribe president: ‘We need results’
By Karin Eagle
Montana
Fort Peck Tribes ban discussions with data center developers
The vote comes amid mounting data center opposition in Montana, and as developers nationwide target tribal land for building
Nora Mabie, Montana Free Press
MMIP
On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives
As Indigenous people go missing and are murdered at disproportionately high rates, families learn forensic skills to find their own loved ones.
Nora Mabie and Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press
Public Safety
Tribal leaders call for urgent action on public safety crisis
Oglala Sioux Tribe president: ‘We need results’
By Karin Eagle
Montana
Fort Peck Tribes ban discussions with data center developers
The vote comes amid mounting data center opposition in Montana, and as developers nationwide target tribal land for building
Nora Mabie, Montana Free Press
MMIP
On the Blackfeet Reservation, families learn to search for their own missing relatives
As Indigenous people go missing and are murdered at disproportionately high rates, families learn forensic skills to find their own loved ones.
Nora Mabie and Lauren Miller, Montana Free Press
Shine
The Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.
Education
South Dakota universities’ Native American enrollment rises to pre-pandemic level
28% increase at Black Hills State accounts for much of systemwide growth in last year
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
Elections
Citing Callais, appeals court vacates Native American redistricting win in North Dakota
The ruling sends the case back to district court, raising new barriers in the battle for better representation in North Dakota
Jen Rice, Democracy Docket
LBH 150
Bringing Little Bighorn to life
The Real Bird family has hosted the Battle of Greasy Grass for the past 35 years
By Maria Hawkins
Conservation contradiction
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library: The irony of this celebration 'could not be sharper’
Roosevelt promoted conservation — something the Trump administration is actively working against, organizations say
By Grace Hansen
Live
Greasy Grass
Beyond the 150th
Thousands gathered on the Montana plains to honor the warriors of 1876. Buffalo’s Fire is on the ground
By Buffalo's Fire
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Remembering the fallen warriors of Greasy Grass
Our Buffalo’s Fire Memorial Wall is open to descendants. Post your tribute and share your story
By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
Politics
Tribal leaders call for sovereignty as federal support wavers
At the June 3 Government to Government Conference in Bismarck, leaders said proposed federal funding cuts threaten education, safety
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Energy Development
MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers
Tribal leaders say natural gas, data centers and expanded infrastructure could help reduce long-term dependence on federal funding
Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor
Tribal Voting
US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review
High court orders appeals court to reconsider tribal voting rights lawsuit after recent ruling changed standards for racial gerrymandering cases
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Tribal Education
Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say
At graduation on the Standing Rock Reservation, students said tribal colleges protect culture, close support
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Justice
Tribal law enforcement academy, requested by South Dakota, will be located in North Dakota
News comes as part of new push from BIA to address violent crime in tribal areas
John Hult, North Dakota Searchlight
Health
Report details wide disparity between Native American and white health in South Dakota
Examining the systemic barriers, mortality rates, and the proposed tribal-managed Medicaid solutions aimed at closing South Dakota's life expectancy gap
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
Technology
‘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
By Brian Bull
Government
North Dakota tribal redistricting case still in limbo after Voting Rights Act decision
Supreme Court ruling did not settle whether private parties can sue under Section 2 in the tribes' map challenge
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor
Law & Justice
Tribal elder convicted of threatening federal employee receives probation
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe citizen Joseph Lafferty must agree to community service, other conditions
By Brian Bull
Government
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
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