In May, Montana’s 68th Legislature adjourned. It closed with several vital bills that impact American Indians living in Montana. This report summarizes some of the bills relevant to tribal...
Read moreUrban Indian Organizations (UIOs) emerged to provide urban Indian people with health and social services. UIOs continue to be a critical resource for the communities they serve, including non-Indian...
Read moreMontana is the only state constitutionally requiring American Indian cultural heritage and history to be taught in classrooms. This provision is known as Indian Education for All (IEFA). The...
Read more"Throughout Indian Territory, there are records of Indian agents being paid a bounty for rounding up kids to ship to the government boarding schools. Later, in a pretense of choice, parents had to...
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