October 22, 2025
The federal government says it has provided every available dollar to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe for criminal investigations and telecommunications services, arguing that a decision to only partially fund the tribe's contract proposal is consistent with the spirit and letter of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
October 02, 2025
The Interior Department and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe are both asking for summary judgment wins in a dispute over law enforcement funding after the tribe accused the U.S. government of failing to provide it with adequate services to maintain programs on its 440,000-acre Montana reservation.
May 08, 2024
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe has accused the U.S. government of failing to provide the tribe with adequate law enforcement services, urging a Montana federal judge to order it to sign a tribal self-determination contract with an annual funding amount of at least $325,829.