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Water compact negotiations reopen

MISSOULA – The Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission brought several narrowly tailored suggestions about how to protect the rights of Flathead Indian Irrigation Project irrigators to a water compact negotiation session between the state, federal and Confederated Salish and Kootenai governmen...

Tribes are in ‘age of cooperation’ Tribes are in ‘age of cooperation’

POLSON — Rob McDonald, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal communications director, spoke on the State of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at the Sept. 3 Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon.  “Relations between the tribes and the larger community are the best they’ve ...

Local tribal elder recalls life milestones Local tribal elder recalls life milestones

It’s a typical family portrait; the child in the photo looks like he’d rather be eating spinach than getting his photo taken.  Francis Stanger was about 11 when the photo was taken with his “grandpa” Bill Finley — who was really a great uncle — Marcelline Finley As...

Female grizzly, cubs returned to Reservation

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife  and Parks FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION —On Friday, Aug. 22, a 6-year old female grizzly bear and her two cubs of the year were captured in the Kalispell area, north of Highway 35 along the Flathead River. The family group was captured earlier this year on the...

Fall Hunter Education Class announced

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Natural Resources Department PABLO — Registration for the Ronan-Pablo Fall Hunter Education course will be Friday, Aug. 22, in Room 116 of the Beaverhead Math & Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo.  Intereste...

Homicide suspect apprehended Tuesday evening

Homicide suspect Harry Lozeau was taken into custody Tuesday without incident at his residence by CSKT Tribal Law and Order Officers after they received a tip about 8 p.m. Lozeau was transferred to the Lake County Detention Center where he will be processed for arrest.   Lozeau, 53, is sus...

CSKT tribal members vote in general election

PABLO — Unofficial results for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council elections held on Dec. 14 are: Arlee Jim Malatare  384 Shelly R. Fyant  878 Elmo Junior Caye  593 Len Two Teeth  666 Polson Steve Lozar  567 Vernon S. Finley  693 ...

Mission students gather boughs to fund Christmas gifts for children in need Mission students gather boughs to fund Christmas gifts for children in need

A group of Mission Middle School students put on their work gloves to develop a multi-step project resulting in Christmas presents for kids in need.  “We are helping people like angels so that makes us the Dogs with Wings,” said Matthew Druffel, 11, referring to the school’s bulldog...

Tribal wilderness trails opened

News from the Tribal Wildland Recreation Program and Tribal Division of Fire  PABLO — Tribal Wildland Recreation Program and Tribal Division of Fire announce the lifting of all trail closures associated with wilderness fires in the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness.  The Mission Falls...

Culture class Culture class

Running a blade across a reeking, days old deer hide to slowly remove it of hair might not seem like the most appealing thing to do after biting off a piece of freshly made jerky, but fifth grade Polson Middle School students were begging to stay at an education station manned by Tribal Health worker Elliott...


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