Colstrip Quality of Life Corporation Hosts Bar-B-Que to Thank Corporate Sponsors of Breakfast Club For the past decade, the Colstrip Public Schools and Colstrip Community Parks and Recreation District (CPRD)  have partnered to provide a “Breakfast Club” for Colstrip students, K-5. On Tuesday, May 14th, a Bar-B-que was held at Rye Park, Colstrip to thank [...]

DUANE ANKNEY HD 43, (COLSTRIP) ADDRESSES BIG SKY ENERGY FORUM IN BILLINGS Representative Duane Ankney, HD 43, Colstrip was one of three speakers, at the opening banquet of the Big Sky Energy Forum Roundtable held in Billings, MT on May 7th and 8th. The event was attended by key representatives of the energy industry, State [...]

PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE TRIBE NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBAL FORESTRY SPRING TREE PLANTING PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY Deep in the heartland of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, 30 tree planters, 12 inspectors and two tree transporters will be toiling for the next three weeks or so to plant 650,000 ponderosa pine seedlings over 1,800 acres [...]

WONDERFUL NEWS FOR RESERVATION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The Northern Cheyenne Tribe is in the process of implementing a one million dollar grant that should greatly improve the collection and disposal of solid waste on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. The funding comes from the USDA Clean Water Act, said Jolisa Bahr Whiteface, one member of the [...]

Highway 212 12 million plus “Re-construct” project underway on Ashland East Project North of Ashland Construction workers are moving into Ashland, reporting to work on the reconstruction and bridge replacement on the Ashland-East project located in Rosebud and Powder River Counties.                                                                                 The project begins at RP 62.7 and extends [...]

“EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL” THRIFT STORE IN LAME DEER VANDALIZED According to Manager, Suzette Cain ,vandals broke into the Everything Beautiful Thrift Store in Lame Deer.  She discovered the “break-in” and damage on Saturday evening, April 6th.     The vandals broke into two desks, stole “teen-boys summer clothes” and sprayed two fire extinguishers throughout the store. Willis [...]

TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM “the REZ Runners”    FACE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS The Northern Cheyenne Transit Program is facing financial problems.  As a result,  all riders, including the elderly and handicapped may now have to pay full  fares, according to Acting Director Janis Spear. The program, established in 2008 under the Leroy Spang Administration was funded by [...]

Five new members added to Montana Circle of American Masters Rosters by Montana Arts Council including Jay Dale “JD” Old Mouse, Northern Cheyenne Flute Master By Cindy Kittredge, Folk Arts and Market Specialist Whether it’s a traditional Cheyenne courting flute or a bamboo fly-rod, the work created by the most recently endorsed Montana  Circle of [...]

MusEco Media Education Project at Lame Deer High School By Francesca Pine You may have seen KTVQ’s “Green Man” series at some point, but two weeks ago, the Green Man (aka Scott Prinzing) came to Lame Deer to talk to  students during an assembly.  The Green Man is known for emphasizing or has already emphasized [...]

FEDERAL SEQUESTOR HOW WILL IT AFFECT NORTHERN CHEYENNE? (Reprinted from the Fort Peck Journal) Federal budget cuts could harm Chief Dull Knife College and other tribal colleges. According to a report by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium AIHEC, a six percent cut in operating funds is expected across the board. On top of that, [...]