Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BILLINGS — Decades ago, around 85% of the Crow Tribe used to speak their indigenous language. Not ...

BUFFALO — For Jacob Brien, a love of language runs in the family. Growing up on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana, Brien learned to speak the Crow language from his grandmother, who was the ...

A drum circle sang songs of victory. A smudging ceremony wiped away the tears. And Crow tribal elders spoke in Apsáalooke (Crow language) about the next generation that has yet to be born. The early ...

Goodbye has a finality to it, so Crow people avoid using it. Yet, without opportunities to practice the Crow language and encouragement from elders, there is fear that some are saying goodbye to their ...

SHERIDAN —Shawn Real Bird is known for different things in different circles across Sheridan County. To some, he’s known as the Sheridan WYO Rodeo’s Indian events coordinator and one of the ...

I’ve had a fascination with Native American culture from a very young age. Posters of Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse adorned my wall, books of wisdom from Native American people sat on my desk, ...