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  • Tribes spend $2.5 million on children, elders

    Thousands of tribal members excluded from payment Tribal leaders approved household management payments to certain tribal members while excluding others. During the full board meeting Monday, July 24, 2023, the Tribal Executive Board approved a motion to pay $400 to every child under 19-years-old and to every elder 60 and older from the American Rescue…

  • TSHIP makes $425,000 for the Tribes

    Slated to hire more dentists With help from the Tribal Sponsorship Health Insurance Program, Tribal Health was given extra money to use in hiring more dentists. During the July 24, 2023 full board meeting, TSHIP funds of $425,471 to be given back to Tribal Health of use for hiring more dentists and staff. In House…

  • Tribes approve $1.3 million for Summer Food Service Program building

    Tribal leaders approved a request to build a new Summer Food Program eating site. The new building will be paid for with American Rescue Plan Act funds. No start or finish date has been set. During the full board meeting Monday, June 12, 2023, the Tribal Executive Board approved a request from Summer Food Program…

  • Tribal leaders spar over interpretations, meeting recessed until tomorrow

    Arguments over two different interpretations of the Tribal Constitution forced the Tribal Council to recess the regular full board meeting early. On Monday, May 22, 2023, Tribal Chairman Floyd Azure refused to recognize a motion to move Human Resources under Tribal Operations Manager Megan Gourneau.  The motion is unconstitutional, he said, because it violates the…

  • Tribal Council votes to keep Wolf Point School Resource Officer

    Tribal leaders voted to keep paying for police presence at Wolf Point Schools at the April 24, 2023 full board meeting. The Tribal Executive Board discussed this when a motion came up to suspend reimbursement for the Wolf Point Public Schools School Resource Officer until the inquire is complete retro seating back to April 17,…

  • Tribal Council working to end nepotism/favoritism in hiring

    Tribal leaders went on record to change their hiring policy to eliminate nepotism/favoritism in hiring. During the April 10, 2023 full board meeting, the Tribal Executive Board voted to change the wording in the hiring section of the policies and procedures from “program director/supervisor” to “immediate supervisor.”  Every council member present agreed this was a…

  • Norma Baker-Flying Horse: from guard to Grammy winner

    A former Poplar resident and Tribal Juvenile Jail Guard took home her first Grammy award. Norma Baker-Flying Horse and two-time Grammy winning photographer Joe Pekara were honored at the 64th Grammy Awards for Visual Arts and presented with the Cultural Recognition Award. This honor is given to those who present their culture in a positive…

  • Tribal Employment Rights Office creating day laborer program

    Physical labor is always needed, and soon the Tribes can help the ones who need. The Tribal Employment Rights Office is starting a day laborer program for those who need employment but don’t have all of the educational requirements like a high school diploma or GED, but want to earn money. Barry Bighorn, Director of…

  • Former Chairman, TEB candidate, files to run for Tribal Election

    The Tribal Election Ballot has it’s first candidate. John Morales Jr. filed to run for Tribal Chairman, and so far he is the only person to file. Morales has served as the Tribal Chairman before and was the second Chairman in tribal history to be removed from office by a vote of the Tribal Executive…

  • Tribal Council bickering drags on meeting an extra day

    Tribal leaders arguing over a motion ended up dragging on a meeting into two days.  During the March 27, 2023, full board meeting, a motion was read by councilman Alex Smith to amend the construction policy and leave bonds up to the decision of the director and to add ten percent retain-age fee.  Councilwoman Patt…