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We've worked like heck to bring this. It took a lot of people to bring this throughout the years,” one advocate said. “It's ...
We've worked like heck to bring this. It took a lot of people to bring this throughout the years. It's been amazing to watch,” — Marsha Small, Northern Cheyenne and ...
Members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus say the 2025 legislative session may have been the group’s most successful yet.
Naomi Billedeaux, a Salish language instructor at Salish Kootenai College, told Montana Free Press in a recent interview that state recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day is an important step ...
A Montana-based Indigenous advocacy group said it is increasing ... as well as reauthorization of Native language ...
Native American legislators from across the state made up the Montana American Indian Caucus. The group was largely ...
The state’s American Indian Caucus is a group of about a dozen Native American lawmakers who work together to advance legislation they say is good for Indian Country. This year, the group saw historic ...
May 5 marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Awareness Day as communities remember those ... the national average and indigenous people in Montana are four times more likely to go missing ...
The proclamation did not establish Indigenous Peoples Day as a federal holiday ... you can't unlearn it,” said Montana state Sen. Shane Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai ...
Although Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations began in the 1990s ... you can’t unlearn it,” said Montana state Sen. Shane Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ...
Although the first official Indigenous Peoples Day celebration began in the 1990s ... you can't unlearn it,” said Montana state Sen. Shane Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and ...