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2023 2023 Introduction The Long Return An Empowered Future Barriers to buying With land comes water Land is Language Breaking old ground Guardians of Ninnahstako 2023 staff Never Give Up 2024 Home Never Give Up 2022 A Slow Burn Tapped In The Price to Pay Banking On Snow Staying Séliš Sacred Braids Upholding Traditions Oil and Water Introduction Acknowledgements 2022 Staff 2022 2021 Insecure Stopping the Leak Saved by the Bell Keeping the Keepers Investing in Connection Inner Strength A Home that Isn’t Independence through Access 2021 Staff 2020 Dear Reader, A Thousand Miles… Deep-Rooted Knowledge Meat for the Mind Critical Luxury Borders Against Infection Banking on a Band-Aid Lost 2020 Staff About Our Project Archive Search for: Close Home 2023 2023 Introduction The Long Return An Empowered Future Barriers to buying With land comes water Land is Language Breaking old ground Guardians of Ninnahstako 2023 staff Never Give Up 2024 Home Never Give Up 2022 A Slow Burn Tapped In The Price to Pay Banking On Snow Staying Séliš Sacred Braids Upholding Traditions Oil and Water Introduction Acknowledgements 2022 Staff 2022 2021 Insecure Stopping the Leak Saved by the Bell Keeping the Keepers Investing in Connection Inner Strength A Home that Isn’t Independence through Access 2021 Staff 2020 Dear Reader, A Thousand Miles… Deep-Rooted Knowledge Meat for the Mind Critical Luxury Borders Against Infection Banking on a Band-Aid Lost 2020 Staff About Our Project Archive Homepage 2023 Home 2023 2022 2021 Archive About Regaining Ground Montana tribes exercise sovereignty for more than land Introduction The LandBack movement stretches from the physical return of Indigenous homelands to the strengthening of tribal sovereignty. It’s a movement that has been ramping up for a long time — some say since 1492. Yet, the gears are turning, and LandBack is gaining momentum. With the appointment of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, as and the first Indigenous person to run the government’s 420 million acres of federal lands, LandBack is on the agenda for many tribes. The Honors Project traveled to Montana’s seven reservations and 12 tribes to see what new progress they have made in the LandBack movement. While some tribes are acquiring new land, others harness the movement through sovereignty. Read the full introduction here . The Long Return The Assiniboine and Sioux fight to reclaim sacred items and remains An Empowered Future The Tsis tsis’tas look to the sky for renewable energy Barriers to Buying Salish and Kootenai envision homeownership for their middle class With Land Comes Water After establishing the basis for tribal water rights more than a century ago, the Aaniiih and Nakoda tribes close in on a $1.3 billion settlement Land is Language The Chippewa Cree work to revitalize the languages through a newly formed immersion program Breaking Old Ground Little Shell Chippewa Tribe develop land with federal funds Guardians of Ninnahstako The Aamsskáápipikani implement first U.S. co-management conservation program between a tribe and the National Park Service 2023 Staff Meet the 32nd annual Montana staff. Download PDF version NNEWS 2023 PDF Download Acknowledgments The Honor Project is reported, photographed, edited and designed by students at the University of Montana School of Journalism. This is the 32nd annual edition. The team appreciates the advice and counsel for the project received from Kate Schimel, news and investigations editor at High Country News; Anna V. Smith, associate editor for the High Country News Indigenous affairs desk; and Kalen Goodluck, photographer and investigative journalist. We also appreciate the assistance of the students in Dennis Swibold’s News Editing class. Funding support for the 2023 publication came from the University of Montana School of Journalism and the Greater Montana Foundation, encouraging communication on issues, trends and values of importance to Montanans. If you have comments about the project, email christine.trudeau@umontana.edu, jason.begay@umontana.edu, or jeremy.lurgio@umontana.edu or write to , School of Journalism, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT...