Letter to the Editor - Please respect and help tribal communities

Editor:

We, the below signed members of the State-Tribal Relations Committee, the Montana Legislature’s liaison with tribal governments, write to encourage the public, residents and non-residents alike, to comply with restrictions tribal governments adopt to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Although public highways and gas stations remain open across reservations, some tribal governments restrict access to their communities through signage, check points and road blocks to buffer vulnerable, tightly knit populations where access to health care and other resources is limited.

Tribal governments m...