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Tribal Council votes to support employees seeking Higher Education
Tribal leaders voted down a proposed educational leave policy to be added to the Tribes Policies and Procedures. At the February 13, 2023 full board meeting, several council members said the policy is restrictive and can limit an employee’s options later in life. “We don’t want to be crushing peoples dreams,” councilwoman Marva Chapman said. …
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Tribal leaders table request for new IHS Director, for now
The Tribal Executive Board tabled a motion to request a new Chief Executive Officer of the Fort Peck Indian Health Service. Instead, the council decided to solve this problem at the source The motion was to approve the request among the council to send a letter to IHS asking for the transfer of the current…
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Tribes charge Chasing Horse with sexually assaulting minor girls
Arrest warrant issued from the Tribal Court The Fort Peck Tribal Court issued an arrest warrant for Nathan Chasing Horse, charging him with sexually assaulting two girls in 2005. The warrant, issued to all police on the reservation, was signed Friday, February 10, 2023, by Chief Judge Stacie Fourstar and commands all police officers to…
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Fort Peck Health officials alarmed by increase of syphilis infections
An increase of syphilis infections on the reservation has health officials worried. Indian Health Service and Tribal Health officials met with the Tribal Executive Board this past month and presented them with a chart documenting Sexually Transmitted Disease infections from 2020 to 2022. In fall 2022, the Centers for Disease Control reported that syphilis cases…
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Chasing Horse held without bail in Las Vegas
A Judge in Clark County, Nevada, remanded actor and alleged cult leader Nathan Chasing Horse in jail. In a dark blue jail outfit and in chains, Chasing Horse appeared Thursday, February 2, 2023 before a Clark County Court. Some of his family members were there for support. It’s the first time since his arrest he…
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Actor and so called “medicine man,” banished from Fort Peck, arrested for alleged child rape, leading a sex cult
The actor and so-called “medicine man” Nathan Chasing Horse, who was banished from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, has been arrested by Nevada authorities. Chasing Horse was arrested near his North Las Vegas home on January 31, 2023. after a SWAT team executed warrants on his property. According to news reports from several outlets, Chasing…
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Free smartphone and service through the Affordable Connectivity Program
The “Commod phone” will be coming to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation again. Only this time, free internet and a smartphone are part of the deal. A federal initiative to bring working smartphones and internet access to tribal members in rural America was outlined for the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board last week. The Federal…
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No land buy back money for Tribal Courts
Tribal leaders condemned using Land Buy Back money to help the Tribal Court. At the January 23, 2023 full board meeting, a motion came before the Tribal Executive Board to amend a resolution that would allow the Tribal Court to take over $3 million from the Land Buy Back program. “I am deeply concerned about…
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New FPCC Vice President is long time Poplar teacher
Fort Peck Community College’s new Vice President Robyn Renz-Baker spent her life in education. The veteran teacher/administrator worked through her busy schedule in the public school system to earn a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and being certified as an Education Specialist. Working as a full time educator and parent to children, Baker managed to…
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TEB Highlights: Tribes work out cost of oversized coffins in burial plan
Large coffin’s and vaults for burial will now be included in the basic plan. Councilman Bryce Kirk said there is the need for a larger coffin and vault prices for tribal members. But it’s currently set up to where families are left to cover the costs of the coffin if it is oversized. This should…
