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Governor announces $2.1 million for youth suicide prevention
Amid a state wide suicide crisis, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced funding available to expand existing suicide screening services. The $2.1 million grant was announced days after the Montana State Legislature voted down a measure that would have expanded the service to all students. Republicans argued that suicide prevention has developed into an industry with…
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Tribal officials and Smithsonian review artifacts
Last week, Tribal Executive Board members Bryce Kirk and Justin Gray Hawk were on a travel delegation to Washington DC to meet with Smithsonian officials about the institution possessing a huge variety of items ranging from historical photos to human remains. Fort Peck has lots of items there, many of them Assiniboine, he said. But…
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Fort Peck Tribal member inducted into Gallary of Outstanding Montanans
Montana’s first Indigenous legislator and Fort Peck tribal member was inducted into the Montana Historical Society’s Gallary of Outstanding Citzens. Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, an Assiniboine woman who was Montana’s first Native legislator, championed Indian self-determination during the 20th century. Following her legislative tenure, she was Montana’s first coordinator of Indian welfare. In addition to her…
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Chasing Horse’s victims share their stories
After Nathan Chasing Horse was arrested and charged with sex crimes against indigenous girls, details of the case shocked the world. The 46-year-old actor from Dances With Wolves turned cult leader is accused of using his self-appointed role as a supposed “Medicine Man” to lure and groom Native girls before raping and abusing them. He…
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Tribes Dry Prairie Rural Water Supply System awarded $15 million
A new law passed from Montana Senator Jon Tester will bring $15 million for the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, is bipartisan legislation from Sen. Tester and supported by a bipartisan core group of senators. It provides millions of dollars…
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Poplar man sentenced to 38 months in prison for assaulting police officer
A Poplar man who assaulted a police officer with a hammer was sentenced to prison. Nolan Hendrickson, 34, appeared in Great Falls Federal Court Monday, February 13, 2023, for his sentencing. He initially pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in September 2022. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced to 38 months in…
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Tribes add over 100 buffalo from Yellowstone to Cultural Herd
Fort Peck’s Cultural Herd of genetically pure Yellowstone buffalo received over 100 new animals, according to the National Park Service. In early January, the NPS transferred 112 buffalo from Yellowstone National Park to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, according to a February 9, 2023 press release. The shipment includes seven males, 53 females, and 52…
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Bail set at $300,000 for Chasing Horse
A Las Vegas judge set a $300,000 bond for actor turned alleged sex cult leader Nathan Chasing Horse. Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney William Rowles asked the court Wednesday morning to set a $2 million bail, citing Chasing Horse as being a “danger to the community” and a “flight risk” Chasing Horse, known for…
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Federal Highway Administration awards Tribes $600,000 for road improvement
The government is working to reduce highway fatalities in Indian Country. The Federal Highway Administration, an agency of the Department of Transportation, announced $21 million for 93 road infrastructure improvement projects from 70 different tribes across Indian Country. “This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will not only improve safety on Tribal roads for drivers,…
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Sidney Sugars Inc. to close April 14, 2023
One of the largest employers in northeast Montana will be closing in April this year. Sidney Sugars Incorporated announced Monday, February 6, 2023, that it is slated to begin plant closure procedures starting April 14, 2023, due to inadequate “interest in growing sugar beets to sustain operations,” according to the company. The Fort Peck Tribes…
