Category Archives: Fort Belknap Reservation
Profile of the Week: Day Eagle Hope Project
Organization: Day Eagle Hope Project The Day Eagle Hope Project supports their community in numerous ways. The native-led non profit has, historically, served as a food bank resource for members of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation who have cancer. However, the pandemic shifted their focus to include those affected by COVID-19, and they expanded food […]
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American Indians comprise 6.2% of the population in Montana, but represent about approximately 17% of the motor vehicle crash deaths in the state each year. In an effort to spread the safety message in Tribal communities, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) developed the Safe On All Roads (SOAR) program. This is a traffic safety education […]
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Fitness classes specifically designed with Plains Tribal People in mind. While working to become a medical doctor, Lita Pepion began to realize that many of the health problems in Indian Country result from human behaviors and cannot be “fixed” by IHS doctors. Lita realized that the knowledge and motivation of Native people on Indian reservations […]
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What is Native H.Y.P.E.? Native H.Y.P.E. is a leadership program for American Indian students in Montana, Wyoming or closely surrounding areas. Approximately 40 middle school students, entering 6th – 8th grade, will be selected to participate in Native H.Y.P.E. from July 8th-12th on the Salish-Kootenai campus in Pablo, MT. Each student selected will be […]
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