Blackfeet tribe

Haley Omeassoo, a University of Montana student of Hopi and Blackfeet descent, is creating a DNA database to help tribal families find closure.

The former operations manager for the Blackfeet Tribe admitted in Federal Court to stealing more than $78,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding.

November 5 also happens to be Elouise Cobell's birthday.

Blackfeet tribe officials say firefighters are starting to get a handle on two wind-fueled fires that have burned buildings and forced evacuations on the northwestern Montana reservation. Tribal spokesman Wayne Smith says the fires started Wednesday evening and quickly spread to 16,000 acres overnight...