Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Open burning starts soon News from Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire The Division of Fire would like to let the public know that open burning starts on the Flathead Reservation March 1, 2017. You do not need a burn permit from March 1-April 30. The current fire danger on th...
POLSON – A 17-year-old youth will face a negligent homicide charge in Lake County Youth Court following Judge James A. Manley’s Feb. 21 decision to transfer the case from district court. Chasen Curley is charged in the hit-and-run death of 3-year-old Phillip Shourds Jr. on Thanksgiving Day, No...
Bansak to address Polson Chamber POLSON — For more than 100 years, researchers at the Flathead Lake Biological Station have studied and taught classes concerning the biological, chemical and physical features of Flathead Lake. Today, their studies include the threat to our lake from aquatic invasi...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes WESTERN MONTANA — The public is invited to attend public meetings to learn about invasive mussels and what we can all do to prevent their spread into the Flathead Basin. Presentations will be made by Flathead Lake Biological Station, Flathea...

ST. IGNATIUS – The number one killer of women brought people together at the community center on Friday for a fashion show and health fair in an effort to bring awareness to the issue. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal representative Patty Stevens spoke to a crowd of people at the event. &l...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department will hold public education meetings about protecting the watershed from Aquatic Invasive Species, such as quagga and zebra mussels, at the following times and locations: Tuesday, March 14 - Red Lion Inn, Missoula, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday...
Right now there is a national conversation about health care in America. And without the ability to predict the future, many wonder what outcomes we will be facing in the next year, or even in the next months or days. But one thing I can speak to, is what we have right now and how we might make the best o...

POLSON – A substitute district court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lake County in an attempt to force the Montana Department of Revenue to send a property tax bill to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for the former Kerr Dam. Blair Jones, 22nd District Court judge in Columbus...

HELENA – Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Chairman Vernon Finley addressed the Montana legislature and officials to say this is the state where people can disagree on opinions and shake hands afterwards. The Montana House of Representatives and other officials welcomed Chairman Finley with a lon...

ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Joint Board of Control is seeking an appeal on a judge’s energy decision. Judge H. Peter Young stated in his decision that the FJBC failed to prove that the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have an obligation to continue to provide low-cost power for the irri...