The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, names the United States, the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and several leading officials
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The petition specifically condemns “high rates of drug and alcohol abuse” and notes a lack of substance use and mental health treatment programs on the reservation.