Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
HELENA – The fired up rhetoric that reached a din during the Montana Legislature has died down somewhat since the passage of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Compact, but state and tribal workers who did the behind-the-scenes grunt work for the document are now facing another monumental task:...
POLSON — With a voice roughened by emotion, Mayor Heather Knutson began the June 1 Polson City Commission meeting with a request that commissioners and attendees join her in a moment of silence honoring Commissioner Dan Morrison, who passed away last week. Then the commission dived into the ag...
ARLEE – Two eighth-grade graduates from Nkwusm aren’t quite done with their education, but more than 100 people turned out to celebrate what they’ve accomplished so far. “They’ve learned enough Salish to keep a conversation,” said Salish teacher Pat Pierre, which he say...
News from the Natural Resources Department, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Newborn wildlife is irresistible, and many well-meaning people are tempted to “help” when the best thing they can do is leave the young alone and observe wildlife from a distance. ...
PABLO — Although the official signing of the passage of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water compact took place in Helena, on Thursday the CSKT tribal council hosted Governor Steve Bullock and Senator Chas Vincent for a ceremonial signing. “While we did have to sign it duri...
POLSON – Tribal fisheries management is getting more skilled at reducing non-native lake trout from Flathead Lake through gillnetting. On May 14, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Fisheries Manager Les Everts gave the Flathead Wildlife Board an update on effectiveness of various removal ...
YELLOW BAY – The sparkling blue waters of Flathead Lake are some of the cleanest in the world, give life to the animal and plant species nearby, and provide a home to some tiny organisms that often go overlooked. Elementary students from Polson, Bigfork and Ronan learned this and more during the Flathe...
FLATHEAD LAKE – Increased boating and fishing access to Flathead Lake is a goal of county and tribal government, Tribal Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation Tom McDonald said last week. McDonald told Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board members that county and tribal...
A federal district judge has dismissed a case filed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in 2014, saying that the recent passage of a water agreement by the state government likely makes issues raised in the court moot. The Tribes filed suit in March 2014 against 14 defendants that include...
MOIESE – Humans can play a key role in protecting and preserving the pristine blue Flathead River and its aquatic inhabitants, more than 1,000 students learned at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ annual River Honoring held May 11-13. The event has educated fourth and fifth gr...
