Buffalo's Fire6 天
What are 638 contracts and how they work
A 638 contract is the legal mechanism for this transfer of authority. It’s a formal agreement between a tribal government and ...
Buffalo's Fire1 天
Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security confirmation skirts tribal controversies in her home state
South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s Secretary of Homeland Security confirmation hearing was held on Jan. 17 in ...
Inaugural Tribal Econ Summit to tackle financial growth
The Jan. 22-24 event in Bismarck will gather leaders, professionals and community members from across the Northern Plains to ...
'Let's reset': South Dakota tribes call for unity in a post-Noem government
Renville also pointed to South Dakota's unique place in the U.S. political sphere, with Noem set to lead the Department of ...
Billings Gazette29 天
Grants boost Eastern Shoshone, 100s of other tribal bison programs
Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes has been ... “You can’t have the Indian without the buffalo,” Andy Werk, then-president of the Fort Belknap Tribes in northern Montana, told ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle28 天
Buffalo rematriation: Grants boost efforts to transfer Yellowstone bison to tribes
“There’s a big effort to get buffalo out of Yellowstone to tribes,” said Jason Baldes, a Montana State University graduate who is the Shoshone Tribal Buffalo representative. “A lot of ...