State Indian coordinator commencement speaker Aaniiih Nakoda College

Havre Daily News staff

Aaniiih Nakoda College on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation has lined up a special speaker for its 31st Commencement Ceremony Thursday in the Harlem High School gymnasium.

Jason Smith, Montana State Indian coordinator to Gov. Steve Bullock, will deliver the address.

"With Jason's experience and delightful personality, it is no wonder the governor would select him to serve on his cabinet. To his position with the governor's office, Jason brought years of experience working with all Montana tribes," ANC President Carole Falcon-Chandler said in a release about the graduation....