Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
ARLEE — A downed power line started a fire southeast of Arlee Sunday afternoon. Arlee Rural Fire Department and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Division of Fire responded quickly to the blaze, reported around 4:30 p.m. along the power lines off South Cou...
News from CSKT Natural Resources Department POLSON – The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board will meet on Wednesday, July 29 at 6 p.m. at the North Lake County Public Library. The agenda includes discussion of Pheasant and Hungarian Partridge seasons, waterfowl regulations, and State projec...

RAVALLI – The sneaky little pests are the stuff of nightmares. Well, maybe, mostly the nightmares of those with the Aquatic Invasive Species team, which is part of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Those pests can hitch a ride on any watercraft. The idea is to catch them before they escape int...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — McDonald Peak and the surrounding areas in the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness were closed to recreational activities on July 15 and will remain closed until Oct. 1. This area known as the Grizzly Bear Management Zone i...
ST. IGNATIUS — Attorney Lawrence Kogan will be the keynote speaker on upcoming congressional action regarding the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. He and other authorities will appear Tuesday, Aug.11, from 6-9 p.m. at the Altitude Bar in St. Ignatius, Montana. A no-host bar will b...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Brandon Couture joined the staff of the Tribal Conservation Officer Program on May 18, patrolling the south end of the Reservation. “Brandon brings a wealth of enforcement experience and we’re happy to have h...
HELENA – In a complaint that reads almost like a point-counterpoint summary to documents filed in a grievance currently under review, two people in Gallatin County have asked the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices to determine whether or not the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes broke st...

PABLO — With a short agenda to allow everybody to enjoy the Arlee Celebration, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes quarterly meeting got underway on July 3 with an honor song from the Brother drum group and a prayer by Kevin Howlett, head of tribal health. With 64 days to go unti...

PABLO — Kids and their parents were jumping rope, playing native games, rolling the dice in a fitness game, as well as learning about how much sugar was in their favorite sodas and sports drinks and getting weighed and measured. All these activities took place at a Communities at Play family fun ...

ST. IGNATIUS – Irrigation commissioners said last week that a lack of drought management plan and adequate staffing at the Bureau of Indian Affairs is exacerbating water delivery to Flathead Indian Irrigation Project irrigators. According to commissioners, individual ditchriders appear to be c...