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  • Tribes transport buffalo via FedEx to Alaska

    A few buffalo from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation made a journey to Alaska thanks to FedEx. The buffalo are being moved on behalf of Yellowstone National Park to an Alaska Native village, according to the Cowboy State Daily. Yellowstone made the decision to ship the buffalo as part of the agreement the park has…

  • Wolf Point woman killed by train

    A resident of Wolf Point died after being hit by a train has been identified. Justine “Tina” Shields, 50, died after being hit by the train. Shields was on a part of the railway tracks that is not identified as a crossing, BNSF Director of Public Affairs Lena Kent. At approximately 3:00 p.m., a report…

  • Tribal Government Job Opportunities

    Job Vaccancies for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes The largest employer in northeastern Montana Click here for the application. Week of May 26, 2022 FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE & SIOUX TRIBES VACANCY LISTING The Human Resources Department is currently recruiting for the following positions:   VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #FP-18-46 CORRECTIONAL OFFICER (Branch of Corrections) Permanent,…

  • Rose Akers, 69, of Poplar

    December 23, 1952 to May 17, 2022 Rose “Babydoll” Marie Akers, age 69, passed away on May 17, 2022, surrounded by her family at Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, Montana. A rosary was held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Funeral services were…

  • James Alexander, 46, of Wolf Point

    November 21, 1975 to May 17, 2022 James Alexander, 46, of Wolf Point, Montana, died on May 17 in Billings after a brief illness.  A wake was held at the Assembly of God Church May 23, 2022. A funeral was held the next day at the Assembly of God Church, and internment was in the…

  • Wilma Sansaver, 91, of Wolf Point

    May 12, 1930 – May 23, 2022 Wilma Sansaver passed away on May 23, 2022 at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point. A memorial service will be held on Monday. June 6, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Frontier School Gymnasium. Internment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery with a luncheon after at Frontier School cafeteria.

  • Poplar residents arrested in Idaho on drug charges

    Two local residents are being detained in Idaho on drug charges. Emmett Buckles and Tanya Maria Hilliard were arrested in Post Falls, Idaho, on May 19, 2022. According to a jail roster from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department, Buckles was arrested by the Idaho State Patrol on two charges of possession of a controlled substance…

  • $500 to all COVID-19 vaccinated tribal members

    Tribal leaders approved of a $500 payment for all tribal members fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Sgt.-At-Arms Bruce Damon announced the payment on his public blog. The post states the Tribes $500 COVID-19 Vaccine incentive applications for all enrolled tribal members will be available at the tribal building tomorrow (5/25) They will also be on the…

  • Tribes back federal legislation for government accountability for genocidal Indigenous boarding school era

    The Fort Peck Tribal Government voted to support legislation holding the U.S. Government for their genocidal Indian Boarding School program. At the full board meeting Monday, May 23, 2022, Tribal Executive Board members voted eight to zero to “support congressional efforts to pass legislation approving the truth and healing commission on Indian Boarding School policies…

  • Fort Peck Community College 2022 Graduation