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The Signal Peak Mine, located in the Bull Mountains west of Billings, is Montana’s only underground coal mine

Federal Government

Crow Tribe coal swap clears Senate committee

Land exchange benefitting Signal Peak Energy moves forward over Senate Democrats’ concerns

Tom Lutey, Montana Free Press

Energy Development

MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers

Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor

For Ethan One Feather, safety and security at 150th commemoration of Little Bighorn battle is top priority

Report details wide disparity between Native American and white health in South Dakota

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight

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

For Ethan One Feather, safety and security at 150th commemoration of Little Bighorn battle is top priority

Thousands of people, many on horses, expected to attend major historical and cultural event

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

ShineThe Shine series explores limitations and solutions to government transparency in Indian Country.

Greenpeace seeks new trial, claiming jury pool biased in case over Dakota Access Pipeline

Group challenges $345M Dakota Access Pipeline verdict, citing jury bias and trial errors as appeals and bond dispute move forward

Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor

Elder Celebration

MHA Nation elders gather for summer luncheon

Tribal elders enjoy an afternoon of games, prizes and food on the Fort Berthold Reservation

By Gabrielle Nelson

‘Big Muddy’: North Dakota approaches deadline in high-stakes MHA oil tax lawsuit

Attorneys muck through state, tribal claims for Missouri River mineral rights

By Talli Nauman

Landowner Rights

Native landlords appeal to 8th Circuit for entry into Tesoro pipeline trespass

Fort Berthold Reservation stakeholders: ‘The United States is not adequately representing the interests of the allottees’

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Plains Pipeline

Next secretary of the Interior should elevate allotted landowner rights

Will Burgum prioritize the interests of all tribes and Indian people, or will his policies favor wealthy oil-rich tribes and perpetuate the exploitation of individual Allottee landowners?

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Oil industry forecasts modest production from Bakken-Three Forks shale, spotlight on technology to spur development

North Dakota’s annual petroleum gathering welcomes new regulator, not regulations

By Grace Fiori and Grace Fiori

Rough Rider Center

Fort Berthold Reservation allotted landowners seek intervention in Tesoro Pipeline lawsuit

Government interior

Enbridge oil pipeline construction ruptured an aquifer

It’s the fourth confirmed breach along the Line 3 pipeline route in Minnesota

Associated Press

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