The Tribal Executive Board met Monday, Dec. 28, to hear from Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent Anna Eder and to discuss matters regarding the new wellness center in Poplar, oil drilling rights on fee lands and reports from TEB finance and energy committees. The superintendent’s brief meeting with the board brought news of a new director of social services from the Northern Cheyenne Agency.

Two Wolf Point businesses were announced as among the 34 Native American businesses to receive a total of $350,000 grants in Montana. The grants were made possible by the Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant program at the Montana Department of Commerce. The two Wolf Point businesses listed were Turcotte Food Bus and Whatever Construction. Other Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribal

Part of the COVID stimulus package signed by President Trump on Sunday, Dec. 27, features $25 billion for rental assistance including $800 million reserved for Native American housing entities. According to Sen. Jon Tester’s office, the $800 million will go to tribes and tribally designated housing authorities for Emergency Rental Assistance to families and individuals struggling to pay their

Gov. Steve Bullock’s office announces that the final report from The Equal Pay for Equal Work Montana Task Force has been released. The report notes that the pay gap has narrowed since the task force was established. “In seven years, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Montana Task Force has held Equal Pay Summits with as many as 300 attendees, proposed legislation to the Montana State Legislature