Ten years ago, the number of Apsáalooke (Crow language) speakers was like many indigenous languages, endangered and risking extinction as fewer and fewer spoke it. Now, as the Crow Language Consortium prepares for its 10th annual summer institute where Apsáalooke teachers are trained and new speakers learn, the Native nation in south central Montana, which is also home to Little Bighorn Battlefield,

The Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combination store will reopen on Monday, July 11, in Wolf Point. Store manager Jim Dye said he anticipates store hours to be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The east side of the store will be the Family Dollar section and feature a good variety of food items. The west side will be the Dollar Tree section with many $1.25 items.

Fort Peck Community College was recently awarded the Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country Grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. FPCC is one of 30 AI/ AN community serving organizations from across the nation to receive this competitive award. Tribal Practices for Wellness in Indian Country is a cooperative agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity supported by the

Elk hunters interested in signing up for an opportunity to hunt cow elk on private lands enrolled in Elk Hunting Access agreements can do so now through Aug 1. The resulting EHA public hunter list will be randomized with hunters contacted sequentially starting at the top of the list. This email contact will include instructions for timely next steps the hunter needs to take to participate in the

Three student athletes from Wolf Point, who compete for Dickinson State University’s track program, have earned selection as North Star Athletic Association’s academic scholar-athletes for the 2021-2022 season. Jewel Olson qualified for the honor in women’s track. Earning selection for men’s track were Nick Page and Kaholo Toaves. To be eligible for the NSAA Academic Scholar-Athlete,

Following continued efforts from Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale, the National Park Service has announced that Yellowstone National Park’s north loop reopened July 2, effectively opening 93 percent of roads in the park. The recently implemented Alternating License Plate System, which limited traffic in the park, will also be suspended. “With the reopening

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced that Charlie Brereton will succeed Adam Meier in leading the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Meier will transition out of his role as director of DPHHS on Aug. 12 due to an ongoing family health issue. “Adam’s expertise, leadership, and heart for public service have been outstanding assets to our administration and the people of

The Montana Department of Agriculture is awarding over $25,000 to two successful applicants through the Montana Agriculture Student Loan Assistance Program. Established during the 2019 legislative session, this program encourages Montana’s college-educated youth to pursue a career in farming or ranching, reduces financial stress on ag operators, and promotes succession planning to preserve