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Commerce awards $100K for tribal tourism

The Montana Department of Commerce announced this week that two Montana tribal governments will share $100,000 of grant funding to develop, expand and strengthen local tribal tourism assets and economies. The grant funding is provided through Commerce’s Tribal Tourism Grant Program, according to a news release that named

Montana Department of Commerce supports Native-owned businesses with grant program

MONTANA — Native-owned businesses in Montana have been given a significant opportunity through the Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant Program. This program is administered by the Montana Department of Commerce and aims to support businesses owned by enrolled members of one of the eight federally recognized tribes in Montana.

Little known battlefield near Broadus is where the Great Sioux War began

This story was originally published in 2024. You could drive right on past the site of the Battle of Powder River and not even know it. It was 148 years ago, on March 17, 1876, that members Northern Cheyenne tribe, along with a handful of Oglala Lakota, clashed with United

Avalanche warnings issued for multiple areas in Montana

MONTANA — The West Central Montana Avalanche Center issued avalanche warnings for areas including Seeley Lake, Rattlesnake and Bitterroot following a recent windstorm. In the northwest corner of the state, the Flathead Avalanche Center issued warnings for the Whitefish, Flathead and Swan ranges, as well as the mountains near Glacier National

Reps. Tyson Running Wolf & Tom France: Montana’s future being decided without tribes — or the buffalo

One hundred and forty years ago, in 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was shot in the rough breaks of central Montana — the final remnant of the tens of millions that once roamed across these vast prairies. The great slaughter of the buffalo and the near extinction

How the Fort Peck Tribes built a bison blueprint

How the Fort Peck Tribes built a bison blueprint

When winter finally showed up in the Treasure State, it was a critical day for the Fort Peck Reservation Tribes of Eastern Montana. More than a dozen people surrounded a large corral, bated breath crystallizing in the minus 13-degree air. The bison from Yellowstone National Park had finally arrived.

Foraging lecture at Bigfork Library aims to explore native edible plants

BIGFORK, Mont. – Flathead County officials announced on Friday that the final program of their Lecture Series with the Glacier Institute will be held at the Bigfork Library on Friday, March 13. The program will offer education on the “fascinating world of foraging in Glacier National Park.” Organizers stated that the