Opinions

Federal cannabis policy creates challenges in Indian country

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Last year state policymakers were presented with the challenge of setting up a regulatory and tax regime for adult-use cannabis after a bipartisan majority of voters enacted I-190 in the 2020 election.

Indian Child Welfare Act faces test before the U.S. Supreme Court

Today we celebrate Indigenous People’s Day as a way to honor and reflect upon Native American history and culture. Officially recognized in 13 other states, Indigenous Peoples Day is also an opportunity to support efforts that strengthen Indigenous communities.

Plundering the wilderness for financial certainty

A highly organized, extravagantly financed, top-down campaign to seize and dominate (plunder) undeveloped forestland near Lincoln, Montana is well underway.

From the Library

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A couple weeks ago the long awaited airing/streaming of Hocus Pocus 2 finally happened. I have heard some say they loved it while others were a little disappointed. Whichever your opinion, it truly was an event for the Halloween season.

Senior Center News

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ews On Thursday, Oct. 6 we had a lot of company here at our Hardin Senior Center.

Native American Week

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Native American Week

Big Horn County Commissioners break promise to seniors

When the Big Horn County Senior Citizens Center in Hardin was dedicated in 2010, we were told that the building would serve out county’s elders for 50 years or more. But our current Board of County Commissioners, chaired by Sidney “Chipper” Fitzpatrick, has decided, without regard to the wants or needs of our seniors, to take the Senior Citizen center away.

Agencies consider cross deputization to better patrol area highways

We recently had a meeting with the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council, State Highway Patrol, Rosebud and Big Horn Counties and the BIA, concerning the possibility of cross deputizing all entities and giving them jurisdiction considerations on the state highways on the reservation.

Cattle, bison can coexist just fine

Fall colors on the American Prairie Reserve (Photo Courtesy of the American Prairie Reserve).

The dismantling of our public schools by design

By Mary Moe Opinion from the Daily Montanan