Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
U.S. Senate passes Blackfeet water compact News from the office of Senator Steve Daines WASHINGTON, D.C. —The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the Blackfeet water compact in the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation Act, which authorizes the Blackfeet water compact and ends decad...
ST. IGNATIUS – Emergency personnel used the Jaws of Life to free a female victim involved in a life threatening crash on U.S. Highway 93 at 7 a.m. on Monday. The incident occurred near mile marker 35 just before the sun started to rise. Only one person was involved in the crash. Highway Patrol Trooper ...
LAKE COUNTY – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are now managing a last resort program to help ensure healthcare services are available for enrolled tribal members and descendants. “This is part of our promise to get quality healthcare to tribal people,” said Anna Whiting-Sorre...
Thinking about mussels infesting Flathead Lake may not be pleasant, but it’s necessary now that the invasive species has been found in one or two Montana lakes. Zebra mussel larvae were recently found in Lake Elwell southeast of Shelby and may be in the Canyon Ferry Reservoir east of Helena, Lake Co...
YELLOW BAY – What to do about year-round houseboats on Flathead Lake rose to the surface at last week’s Flathead Basin Commission meeting. The idea of regulating houseboats is a new topic locally, Lake County Commissioner Gale Decker said. The issue arose after it was noted that two housebo...
RONAN – Communities united at the Flathead Indian Reservation’s Head Start Powwow for pint size dancers and their families on Friday at the Ronan Event Center. “This started around 41 years ago as a small powwow in Arlee with maybe 18 people as a way to bring people together,” said...
Bluegrass trio Jones to serve on state council HELENA — On Thursday, Nov. 18, Governor Steve Bullock appointed Jody Jones of Ronan to the Family Support Services Advisory Council. Jones is the Special Services Coordinator for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Early Childhood Servi...
PABLO — Veterans who have served in all branches of the U. S. military were recognized at the 24th annual Salish and Kootenai Veteran Warrior Society Powwow held at Salish Kootenai College. Iraqi War veterans and their families were given a special honoring by the Society, a charitable group formed in ...
News from Kicking Horse Job Corps RONAN — Native Americans have the highest record of service per capita when compared with other ethnic groups. It seems appropriate that Veterans Day and Native American History Month are both celebrated in November. On Thursday, November 10, 2016, Kicking Hors...
News from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Four hundred sixty-nine anglers registered for the 2016 Fall Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on Flathead Lake with up to $150,000 in cash and prizes. One hundred seventy-eight anglers turned in a total ...
