A new service opened in Lame Deer aimed at bolstering employment and vocational training for the Northern Cheyenne Nation.

The Job Service Office was established through a joint resolution between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. It’s the first such office to open in decades and is part of a larger statewide effort to galvanize Montana’s workforce.

“When a program or a position is not filled here, it’s robbing our tribal membership of a resource,” said Melissa Lonebear, a representative for the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council. Lonebear, who also sits on the State Tribal Economic Development Commission, was present last week with other Northern Cheyenne President Gene Small, DLI Commissioner Sarah Swanson and Gov. Greg Gianforte for the offic

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