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Crow Consider Bid to Take Over Empty Hardin Jail

The Crow Tribe is considering buying or leasing Hardin's long-vacant Two Rivers Detention Center and turning it into a drug and alcohol treatment facility.

 (3/16/2010)
'A Good Man' Receives Medal of Freedom
'A Good Man' Receives Medal of Freedom

Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, a 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint and an eagle feather under his World War II uniform, is presented the nation's highest civilian honor.

 (8/12/2009)
Crow Tribe Lays Off 200 Workers

Unanticipated expenses and a drop in revenue have forced the Crow Tribe lay off 200 people.

 (8/10/2009)
Crows Celebrate Start of Natural Gas Production

Tribal leaders say getting the project up and running is a milestone for the tribe, and the first step in working with companies to develop the Montana reservation's rich supply of energy resources.

 (8/7/2009)
Crow Tribal Attorney Named to Indian Affairs Post

Del Laverdure, chief legal counsel for the executive branch of the Crow Tribe, has been named the post of deputy assistant secretary with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

 (8/5/2009)
Joe Medicine Crow to Receive Medal of Freedom
Joe Medicine Crow to Receive Medal of Freedom

President Obama names 95-year-old Crow Indian war hero, historian and 15 others to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

 (7/30/2009)
$250 Million Pledged for Tribal Housing
$250 Million Pledged for Tribal Housing

Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan said Wednesday that the government will offer more than $250 million in housing grants to American Indians and native Alaskans as part of the federal stimulus package.

 (5/27/2009)
Crow Election: Black Eagle Versus Not Afraid

Interim Tribal Chairman Cedric Black Eagle will face Leroy Not Afraid for the chairman's post in the Crow tribal elections April 18.

 (4/8/2009)
Crow Tribal Chairman Venne Dies at 62
Crow Tribal Chairman Venne Dies at 62

Authorities say Crow Tribal Chairman Carl Venne has died in Hardin, Mont. President Obama and other political leaders expressed their condolences.

 (2/15/2009)

  • Tell us what you think about the 'Navajobama' T-shirt, and we'll send your comments to the manufacturer—and to the Obama for President campaign. (No profanities, please.)

  • Omission disappoints Native Americans attending the presidential candidate's speech in Wisconsin. Others express concern over Obama's stance on Indian gaming.

  • The Native actor’s role on 'Law and Order: SVU' is coming to an end, but he plans to stay busy with an Internet TV show, a book and a new baby.

  • A Tennessee high school, whose mascot is the Indians, takes the Native American motif one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."

  • Native reaction to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's vice presidential choice, is 'pretty mixed,' says one critic. A supporter says Palin 'has been open to and concerned about Alaska Native issues.'

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