Government

News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON  —  At the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit, Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 10-year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization, which outlines a comprehensive, government-wide strategy to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Native languages. The plan, a joint effort of the agencies, charts a path to help address the United States government’s role in the loss of Native languages across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii.    The National Plan on Native Language Revitalization is part of the Biden-...

News from Serve Montana, GOCS HELENA — This past Giving Tuesday the Governor’s Office of Community Service (GOCS) raised funds to support the Threshold of Life memorial. The memorial will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have given the gift of life through organ donation and a symbol ...

Officials in Lake County have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation, something local officials say is the state’s responsibility under a decades-old arrangement. So far, the state has not squared up its gr...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the appointment of Christy Clark as Director of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP).  “Christy Clark is a strong leader with the skills needed to lead the agency taske...

News from Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA - The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. This year...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Governor Greg Gianforte and the Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) recently released a new report showing a record-breaking increase in apprenticeship opportunities across Montana.  “A ...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Eligible Montana families can apply for an Education Savings Account (ESA) for students with special needs but must do so by Dec. 1. The Students with Special Needs Equal Opportunity Act, sponsored by House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, R-Billin...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently unveiled his “Path to Security and Prosperity,” a historic pro-job, pro-family, pro-business budget for the State of Montana for the next biennium. Governor Gianforte’s “Path to Security...

News from Shane A. Morigeau, CSKT Tribal Attorney, Public Affairs Officer The eleven governments of the new Governance Body—called for in the March 2024 IJC reference on the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed—have each approved the Terms of Reference, setting the stage for meaningful action to reduce ...

News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced the disbursement of $16.45 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2024 from energy production on federal and Tribal onshore lands, and fede...