The Wolf Point Volunteer Fire Department and other volunteers help sort boxes full of cleaning and sanitary supplies on Thursday, Feb. 18. Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said the City received a $20,000 donation from TC Energy to purchase the supplies. A total of 500 boxes were given out to area residents at the fire hall. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

The Tribal Executive Board was thanked in this week’s meeting for its participation in the 2020 Census, with special thanks to Councilman Alex Smith and Lance Fourstar with Western Native Voice. The Board heard from BIA Superintendent Anna Eder and IHS Director Dennis Smith during the Chairman’s Report. Debate was heated during the report and during the committee motions. Eder reported that

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte visited Phillips and Valley counties on Friday, Feb. 20, where he saw firsthand the impacts of President Joe Biden’s decision to shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline project. Gianforte listened to Phillips County Commissioner Richard Dunbar and Marty Jorgenson, president of Barnard Construction. After the visits, Gianforte issued the following statement: “President