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The GOP convention gets underway looking to highlight diversity

Arizona hiking guides wonder what’s next after new tribal ban

A Wisconsin tribe is assessing damage after severe floods

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Politics is usually about policy choices. But it’s also about basic election mechanics, figuring out who does what.

The Montana Democratic Party hired Amy Croover as director of its Native Vote program. Her task is to increase the number of Native American voters.

The message is significant. Montana Democrats are investing resources to give American Indian voters a greater say.

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Significant progress on an appropriations bill for Indian Country programs

Bears Ears land protection moves ahead on several fronts

And a popular powwow founder is thankful for support from a medical marijuana maker

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Tribal attorneys and wildlife officials hold meeting on Montana bison range

Lac du Flambeau council passes emergency ban after juvenile moose killed 

Summer arts program on Pine Ridge part of efforts to help prevent suicide

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U.S. lawmakers examine legislation to create tribal led boards to control Indian hospitals

Dental clinic and health facility in Anchorage to boost services for Alaska Native people

Head of Royal Canadian Mounted Police discusses partnership need with First Nations

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Wisconsin tribes and AmeriCorps partner to address substance abuse

Montana tribes to host meeting on National Bison Range transfer proposal

First Nations and Canada’s national police force agree to work together

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Proponents of a Grand Canyon heritage monument deliver petition to the White House

The new film “Medicine Woman” tells story of the first female Native American doctor

Hopi tribal leaders and law enforcement officals honor fallen Dallas police officers

Lumbee woman named replacement athlete to U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics

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Republicans reach out to Native voters on the Flathead reservation

California’s ivory ban causes confusion about ivory market in U.S.

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Elder with Wounded Knee Survivors Association says rifles sold at auction should be returned to Lakota people

Drought map shows large section of South Dakota including reservation land dry and getting dryer

Native young people from New Mexico tribes seek to make positive changes in their communities

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Make no mistake: The 2016 election is not routine. If you want proof, look no further than the weekend encampment at Montana’s Arlee Celebration.

In any election it is smart for a Republican to try and peel off a few Native American votes. Montana Democrats have been successful reaching out to tribal communities for a long time, especially after the 2005 election of Gov. Brian Schweitzer. And it makes perfect sense for the GOP to pitch Native voters at a powwow.

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