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Former Tribal chair passes away
The community of New Town and the Fort Berthold Reservation is mourning the death of a Tribal trailblazer. Alyce Spotted Bear passed away in Bismarck, Tuesday night, Aug. 13, following a struggle with cancer. She was 67.
Oliver fills vacancy on city council
New Town has a new city council member. William Oliver, who goes by Bill, was selected to replace Ed Strahs, who resigned from the council seat he was elected to in June, 2010.
Changes ahead for students
School starts Thursday at New Town Public Schools. After reviewing an experimental school calendar used last year, the school plans changes to help boost student performance in the 2013-14 school year.
The voices of the people
While there are many things that are memorable about celebrations like last weekend’s Little Shell Celebration or the Nuxbaaga Celebration in June, anyone attending these events can’t escape one aspect – the sounds.
Former tribal council member recovered from lake
Scott Eagle, 50, a former North Segment Representative on the TAT Tribal Business Council, died after a boating accident on Tuesday, July 30.
Four Bears welcomes another Little Shell Celebration
The timeless beauty of more than a dozen drums sounding ancient rhythms will resound across the Missouri River once more as the Antelope Society again presents the Little Shell Celebration in Four Bears.
Seeking a vision for New Town
It is pretty evident to a lot of people that New Town will be a different place in a few years.
From campfire to outer space
Young members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation have a foot in two worlds. One world is that of their elders and the traditions and beliefs that have been handed down the generations since time immemorial.
Council approves two new hotels
There has been a lot of interest in New Town ever since the oil boom started booming.
Vision West eyes 2015 legislative session
It was a mixed group of community leaders, including mayors, city councilmen, county commissioners as well as some members of the general public who came to the RTC building in Parshall to learn about where the Bakken is going and what will be the oil boom’s impact on communities, the economy, roads, emergency services and how the State of North Dakota should respond.
