In 2016, when Jack Pierre ended his life, Montana’s suicide rate led the nation.
Suicide and loss: A mother reflects on her son’s death
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Neighbors on call to help care for one another
Community health programs are thriving in Haiti, Montana and the Navajo Nation.
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We are not Pocahontas
When Indians — especially Indian women — are used as props for a political agenda, call it out.
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Montana lacks money to treat its most vulnerable residents
Patients with developmental disabilities and mental illness fall through the state’s health care gaps.
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A curriculum to help students build healthy relationships
In Montana, middle-schoolers are learning the importance of resiliency and support.
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Reckoning with History: The legacy of lynching in the West
Violence, often thought of as ‘frontier justice,’ disproportionately targeted people of color.
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You know CPR — what about mental health first aid?
Training peers to recognize risks and warning signs can help prevent suicide.
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Montana teens organize to prevent suicides
‘Students have decided that to make change, we need to be the change.’
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In a time of division and hate, wildfire unites a community
Disaster response offers an antidote to the era of “me.”
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California’s rural-urban divide blurs in crucial House race
Water and immigration are key issues as Democrats seek to unseat an incumbent.
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Trump pardons Oregon ranchers, symbols of anti-federal movement
The move is the latest win for sagebrush rebels, anti-government extremists.
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Keep your tunes to yourself on the trail
A writer decries wilderness-destroying graffiti, litter, drones and booming speakers.
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Rural communities look at new ways to fortify mental health
A dearth of professional help leaves small-town residents seeking help from one another.
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‘Recovery is possible — and we’re examples of it’
Peer support from the recently recovered helps those in active addiction.
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New EPA head has long history of ties to mining interests
Watchdog groups worry Andrew Wheeler will advance an agenda of deregulation.
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En el Sur de California, el vehículo aún manda
La ansiedad de estar contribuyendo a las emisiones de carbono en la gran ciudad.
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Montana is losing essential mental health services
As the state’s mental health system faces an uncertain future, experts encourage crisis prevention.
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Illuminating the stories in Indian Country
Indian Country News undergoes a transition from the analytical to the multi-faceted.
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8 ways Scott Pruitt suppressed science before he resigned
Under the EPA administrator, neither climate change nor science was a priority.
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Why Justice Anthony Kennedy wasn’t good for Indian Country
The retiring Supreme Court justice leaves a legacy of anti-tribal votes.