Gov. Kelly Armstrong, center right, and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden, center, left, listen to opening remarks from MHA Nation Chairman Mark Fox, at podium. Armstrong, Strinden and state agency representatives met with leaders and members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Photo from N.D. Governor’s Office.

NEW TOWN – Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden and state agency representatives met Wednesday, Oct. 1, with leaders and members of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation, discussing challenges, opportunities and shared priorities for state-tribal relations.

The daylong visit was part of the governor’s commitment to strengthen state-tribal partnerships and visit all five tribal nations in North Dakota during his first year in office, accordi

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