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Bears feeding in cornfields

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes The CSKT Wildlife Management Program Staff would like to remind residents, waterfowl and pheasant hunters of widespread black and grizzly bear movement. “The entire Mission Valley is bear habitat — for both grizzly and black bears,&rdq...

Reward offered for information on grizzly bear shootings

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes are seeking information on the shooting of a sow grizzly bear and her cubs in the Millie’s Woods area south of Post Creek, approximately 8 miles north of St. Ignatius. On Labor Day Sept. 5, tr...

Free training about child trauma offered

CSKT’s Project Launch is offering a free training on Oct. 21 and 22 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22 (MEA Days ) at the Ronan School Performing Arts Center. Dr. Emily Wang, who works with renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., will present treatment str...

Grant provides funding for CSKT member workforce training, support

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the office of U.S. Senator Steve Daines U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $156,202 in funding for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe to implement CSKT’s Pilot Project Implementation Plan and Pilot Training Initiative, which ...

Lake County questions dam’s tax status

POLSON – Lake County filed court documents in late August asking the Montana Department of Revenue to tax the Selis Ksanka Qlispe Dam. The county states the loss of revenue from the dam affects taxpayers of Lake County and results in a significant reduction of services from many entities including f...

Water rights process moves forward Water rights process moves forward

ST. IGNATIUS – The water rights adjudication process affecting the Flathead Indian Reservation reached another level in the past few weeks. At the Flathead Joint Board of Control meeting on Tuesday, irrigators reported receiving letters in the mail concerning water rights claims from the Montana Dep...

Tribal Health set to enroll recipients for Medicaid

News from CSKT Tribal Health ST. IGNATIUS — Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health is now set to make Medicaid eligibility determinations, and perform functions related to the eligibility process, in an effort to enroll individuals applying for Medicaid in a more timely and convenient pr...

Local tribe joins pipeline opposition Local tribe joins pipeline opposition

NORTH DAKOTA — In opposition to the construction of an oil pipeline, tribes across the United States are banding together, including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. CSKT signed a resolution on Aug. 16 expressing their opposition to the construction and operation of the proposed Dakota A...

Local hospitals team up to help sexual assault victims Local hospitals team up to help sexual assault victims

News from DeeAnn Richardson, SAFE Harbor Executive Director Rape survivors, whether in Ronan, Polson or a larger city like Seattle encounter significant difficulties seeking post-assault healthcare and medical forensic evidence collection. Numerous studies have found that less than half of survivors ...

Judge rules on legislature’s vote regarding water compact

LAKE COUNTY – District Judge James Manley ruled the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Montana Water Compact to be unconstitutional concerning a certain section regarding immunity. The Flathead Joint Board of Control brought the lawsuit against the State of Montana. “We value our const...


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