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Editor’s note: This clarifies that the order is extending an existing lockdown and the Rocky Boy Health Center is closed to general use until further notice and updates the total in Hill County. Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation announced this afternoon on a post on the Chippewa Cree Tribe Facebook page that it is implementing a six-day lockdown, extending its existing lockdown to July 20, and the Health Center is closed while contact tracing is done on a confirmed COVID-19 c...
Rocky Boy Health Center is holding its second drive-through, walk-through COVID-19 testing Friday. The testing comes as the reservation has gone into a lockdown due to COVID cases being confirmed by the health center, and releases from the center and and the Chippewa Cree Tribe and a resolution by the Chippewa Cree Business Committee urge reservation residents to be tested. Testing starts from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rocky Boy Health Center parking lot. Rocky Boy Health Center is located 6850 Upper Box Elder Rd, Box Eld...
Editor’s note: This version adds an amendment on entry points later made by the Chippewa Cree Business Committee. The Chippewa Cree Business Committee today approved a seven-day lockdown at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation with almost all tribal operations and businesses on the reservation shut down. The resolution passed by the committee says limited exceptions apply to Chippewa Cree Tribal Police Department, Rocky Boy Health Center and Gramma's Market. All access points w...
Editor’s note: This version clarifies that five cases were confirmed by the health center at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation but that the confirmations do not mean all five cases were on the reservation. The Hill County Health Department announced Hill County added new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the county including cases confirmed by the Rocky Boy Health Center at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation to 12 total cases, 11 active. "As always, the individuals are iso...
The Hill County Health Department announced Hill County added new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the county including cases confirmed at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation to 12 total cases, 11 active. "As always, the individuals are isolated and the Hill County Health Department continues to investigate and perform contact tracing," a release from the department said. The Rocky Boy Health Clinic posted on its Facebook page that it has confirmed five cases. Rocky...
The Hill County Health Department announced Hill County added new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the county including cases confirmed at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation to 12 total cases, 11 active. "As always, the individuals are isolated and the Hill County Health Department continues to investigate and perform contact tracing," a release from the department said. The Rocky Boy Health Clinic posted on its Facebook page that it has confirmed five cases. Rocky...
Editor’s note: This corrects misreporting that the 11 active cases are in addition to cases at Rocky Boy’s Indian reservation. The Hill County Health Department announced Hill County added new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the county including cases confirmed at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation to 12 total cases, 11 active. "As always, the individuals are isolated and the Hill County Health Department continues to investigate and perform contact tracing," a rel...
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation posted on its Facebook page that it is shutting down for 14 days due to COVID-19, saying the tribe has entered Threat Level 4 as its first confirmed cases have appeared. "The Chippewa Cree Tribe is still under a 'Stay At Home' order; curfew is from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; essential travel only and limited supply runs, we are also asking that households limit the amount of people traveling off the reservation," the post says. "Social gatherings are pro...
Hiking and biking in the Bear Paw Mountains is a popular past time. But, many people don't know that, there's much more to hiking the Bear Paws than what's inside Beaver Creek Park. Now though, Rocky Boy's Mike Geboe is changing all that. Geboe has started offering guided hikes and biking, as well as other outdoor activities as part of Parker Canyon Creek on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation adjacent to Beaver Creek Park. "I have spent a lot of my career working in the...
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A former Stone Child College assistant basketball coach accused of having sex with a minor pleaded guilty Monday to charges, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Christopher Brown, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and sexual abuse of a minor. Brown faces a maximum 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the sexual abuse of a minor charge and a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five yea...
The 2020 senior class for the Rocky Boy girls basketball team was a talented one. And it shows as players from that class are getting a chance to continue playing basketball at the college level. Wednesday night, Rocky Boy's Jaynah Gopher announced that she has signed an NAIA national letter of intent to play for the University of Providence Argos and head coach Bill Himmelberg. The announcement came via her Facebook page. She said: "I. AM. SO. GRATEFUL. The opportunity, the...
More than 100 people showed up for a protest Sunday evening for what they called a "Walk for Justice, George Floyd and Equality." Event organizer and Chippewa Cree Tribe member Melody Bernard said they were protesting the death of George Floyd and the racial bias that she said was part of it. "Racism does exist," she said. "Profiling does exist, it is in our community and we need to bring awareness to that and we need to stop it." The oppressed need to start speaking out, she...
ROCKY BOY'S INDIAN RESERVATION - Gov. Steve Bullock and other state officials visited Rocky Boy Health Center during its drive-through COVID-19 testing Friday. The drive-through testing occurred Thursday and Friday, with a total of 1,428 people tested both days. "I believe it's very important because for the well-being or the sense that they don't have it," Rocky Boy Health Center CEO Edward Parisian said. "... Of course, we're praying they're all negative." He said he thinks...
Havre Daily News staff The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians has announced that, in partnership with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, it is providing free COVID-19 testing to Little Shell tribal members. The tribe will conduct and coordinate a safely managed drive-through testing Friday and Saturday this week, May 29-30, with the help of the Montana National Guard and Alluvion Health. The testing will take place at the Little Shell Event center, 1529 Stuckey Road in Great Falls, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, a press...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the days of the week listed. Rocky Boy Health Center is holding two days of free COVID-19 testing for all members, ages 2 and older, of the Rocky Boy Community Thursday and Friday, May 28-29. The tests, offered through a partnership between the Montana Governor’s Office, the Chippewa Cree Tribe and Montana National Guard will be administered in a drive-through/walk-through clinic at the Health Center. The Health Center will be offering tes...
After three years of competition, the fourth and final Cody Four Colors Memorial Bull Riding will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cody's brother Justin Four Colors said he will miss the crowds and having a good time. "I will probably miss seeing all the comaraderie, all the bull riding and all the other things," he said. He said he enjoyed being able to put something on in memory of his brother. "For me, as his mother, I was really hurt at first, because th...
The Chippewa Cree tribal council announced Friday that the tribe is implementing a Phase One re-opening plan, and Rocky Boy Health Center has entered Phase One plans for its services, as well. The stay-at-home order will still be in effect until June 3 on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, and the general curfew is still 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., but weekend curfew for adults is now midnight to 6 a.m. Friday, through Sunday, the announcement says. The check points at reservation b...
While Gov. Steve Bullock announced Wednesday that, starting Sunday with places of worship, the state will allow some loosening of restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, it is up to local jurisdictions — and some north-central Montana governments already have said they will not loosen restrictions. The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation both announced their restrictions will stay in place. The Box Elder Sch...
While Gov. Steve Bullock announced Wednesday that, starting Sunday with places of worship, the state will allow some loosening of restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, it is up to local jurisdictions - and some north-central Montana governments already have said they will not loosen restrictions. The Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation both announced their...
Press release Hill County will be conducting the June 2 Federal Primary Election as an all-mail ballot election. With the spread and concerns over COVID-19 and per the directives issued by the governor’s office, people and the government have an obligation have a duty to protect election judges and electors. This means that people who are an active or provisionally registered voter in Hill County will be mailed a ballot. Ballots will be mailed May 8. Polling places will not be open Election Day. Anyone who is not r...
Starting today and running through April 24, Rocky Boy Health Center’s Environmental Health Program is holding its annual Clean up Week, where residents will be encouraged and rewarded for cleaning and maintaining their properties and communities. The Health Center will be holding a contest as part of this week with first, second and third place prizes for the cleanest yard, and a pizza party for the cleanest village overall. Rocky Boy Health Center will be providing garbage bags and will collect them at the end of each d...
Press release Hill County will be conducting the June 2 Federal Primary Election as an all-mail ballot election. With the spread and concerns over COVID-19 and per the directives issued by the governor’s office, people and the government have an obligation, have a duty to protect election judges and electors. This means that people who are an active or provisionally registered voter in Hill County will be mailed a ballot. Ballots will be mailed May 8. Polling places will not be open Election Day. Anyone who is not registered...
Press release Hill County will be conducting the June 2 Federal Primary Election as an all-mail ballot election. With the spread and concerns over COVID-19 and per the directives issued by the governor’s office, people and the government have an obligation have a duty to protect election judges and electors. This means that people who are an active or provisionally registered voter in Hill County will be mailed a ballot. Ballots will be mailed May 8. Polling places will not be open Election Day. Anyone who is not r...
As COVID-19 restrictions on social interaction continue to keep family, friends and communities separated and to halt normal activities and events, Native and Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have found a way to continue sharing their culture and connection online - and a local powwow dancer has won in an online powwow competition. The Quarantine Dance Specials 2020 Facebook page, one of a handful pages that have gained early and immediate popularity, is holding almost...
