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Ignored and deported, Cree ‘refugees’ echo the crises of today

Immigration Rewind

Indigenous Crees lived in the northern Plains long before the US-Canada border divided the region. But bisected by the line and labeled “foreign” Indians in the US, Cree were denied basic necessities, work — and eventually, even the right to stay in the country.

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Indigenous chef Sean Sherman wants you to know the truth behind Thanksgiving

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What stands in the way of Native American voters?

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Montana Oil & Gas

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The Blackfoot River and the Glory of the West

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One Round River

Gold expresses itself wherever water wells up out of the earth, and that occurs where there are mountains and rivers. The Blackfoot River in western Montana is one of these rivers. Made famous by the book and movie “A River Runs Through It,” the river that people saw in the movie was actually the Gallatin, […]

One Round River

Gold expresses itself wherever water wells up out of the earth, and that occurs where there are mountains and rivers. The Blackfoot River in western Montana is one of these rivers. Made famous by the book and movie “A River Runs Through It.” the river that people saw in the movie was actually the Gallatin […]

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Cheyenne May Yield to Coal

After holding out as a no-coal oasis amid mines and power plants for years; the Cheyenne Nation in eastern Montana is considering digging up its rich reserves.

Lewis & Clark Trail

The Blackfeet Nation produces some of the best wildland firefighters in the world. Producer Barrett Golding traveled the Lewis & Clark Trail for its 200th anniversary, and he ran into one crew of Blackfeet smokejumpers in Idaho’s Clearwater Forest as they prepared for work.

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Preserving Language

In the United States, a number of Native American languages are in danger of becoming extinct. Clay Scott looks at two tribes ?the Crow and the Blackfeet that are trying to keep their languages alive and pass them on to the next generation.

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