May 7, 2020

Letter to the editor:

We, the below signed members of the State-Tribal Relations Committee, the Montana Legislature's liaison with tribal governments, write to encourage the public, residents and nonresidents alike, to comply with restrictions tribal governments adopt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Although public highways and gas stations remain open across ...

The Montana Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee is honing its research on four studies as it prepares to visit two tribal nations in May and consider potential legislative proposals for next session.

Here's the latest on each of the STRC's study areas after its March 5-6 meeting in Helena:
 

Barriers to American Indian voting in Montana ...

On March 5 and 6, the State-Tribal Relations Committee continues its studies of barriers to American Indian voting and how to improve communication in Indian Child Welfare Act cases.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on March 5 in Room 137 of the Capitol in Helena. The committee kicks off with a look ...

During the week of January 13 through 17, 2020, the Montana Legislature is holding "Legislative Week"  There will be training sessions for all legislators on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, and the morning of Wednesday, January 15, 2020.   There will be many other legislative committees meeting on Monday, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, and Friday providing an ...

The Montana Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) is calling for a more rigorous and meaningful public comment process for the draft supplemental environmental impact statement recently released for the proposed pipeline in northeast Montana.

In a letter to Montana's congressional delegation, the STRC said the scheduling of one public meeting in the country was insufficient for ...