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  • It's Scholarship Time! Reach Higher Montana Opens Annual Application for Scholarships

    Michelle Mount|Jan 8, 2025

    High school seniors and college students across Montana, it's your time to shine! Starting January 1, Reach Higher Montana invites you to apply for its annual "It's Scholarship Time" program. With a single application, students can unlock access to multiple scholarships totaling tens of thousands of dollars in funding for post-secondary education. Applications close promptly on March 1, so don't miss your chance! This year's scholarship offerings include: • $2,000 Reach Higher Montana S...

  • Building Food Sovereignty with Renewable Agriculture at Wasay Wakpa"

    Michelle Mount|Jan 8, 2025

    The Fort Belknap Community Economic Development Corporation (FBCEDC) is spearheading a groundbreaking geothermal greenhouse initiative at the Wasay Wakpa Community Gardens, located in Lodgepole on the south side of the Fort Belknap Reservation. The project, one of only four in Montana, is a first-of-its-kind, DIY endeavor designed to provide a comprehensive blueprint for others interested in replicating this model. With a 162-foot “Greenhouse in the Snow” already purchased, the greenhouse will promote year-round food production, sus...

  • Healing a Century of Loss Fort Belknap's Students return home from Carlisle

    Michelle Mount|Sep 25, 2024

    The story of Native American students who were brought back to the Fort Belknap Reservation from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School is a tragic chapter in the broader history of Native American education and forced assimilation in the United States. The Carlisle Indian School, founded in 1879 by Richard Henry Pratt, was part of a government program designed to "civilize" Native American children by removing them from their homes, cultures, and languages, and immersing them in white American...

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