Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Look closely at the recently unveiled Montana Women’s Mural on the wall of the third floor of the Capitol building and you might recognize one of the figures. Mural artist Hadley Ferguson of Missoula painted Shaniya Decker, 15, into a scene to help depict the everyday contributions women have made in b...
HELENA — Republican State Senator Chas Vincent of Libby introduced a bill in the Montana State Legislature Feb. 4 for the ratification of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. The 140-page Senate Bill 262 is the result of more than a decade of negotiations between the state, tri...
POLSON — People expecting heated words and clashing opinions at the Feb. 3 Polson City Commission workshop meeting were instead treated to a civil presentation about how the water compact could impact the City of Polson’s municipal wells. Melissa Hornbein, Reserved Water Rights Compact Commiss...
PABLO – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact pending before the legislature has a long history of legal precedent that played into negotiating a settlement between tribal, state, and federal government, tribal and state attorneys told a bipartisan group of listeners last week. In...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — According to Cindy Benson at the Tribal Fisheries Program, “The only safe ice is at an ice skating rink.” So if you plan to ice fish, the basic question is always the same: I...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Flathead Joint Board of Control began 2015 by amassing forces and funds for multiple legal and legislative battles the group plans to fight this year. A draft budget released Dec. 14 shows the board plans to spend as much as $354,000 on attorney and consulting fees in the ne...
News from the Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority PABLO — Preparations have begun for the Salish & Kootenai Housing Authority to sponsor two high school basketball teams (10 girls and 10 boys) to participate in the AMERIND All West Native American Basketball Classic in Lakewood, Col...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Tribal Council placed a new Chair into power at the Friday Quarterly meeting. Vernon Finley agreed 12 months ago to split the typical two-year term with outgoing Chair Ronald Trahan. T...
ST. IGNATIUS – In an 8-2 vote the Flathead Joint Board of Control approved a resolution Dec. 30 that voices non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact, set to go before the ongoing legislative session. The board also refused to entertain a motion by one commissioner who...
ST. IGNATIUS — Flathead Joint Board of Control members tabled a resolution of non-support for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact on Dec. 23, because commissioners could not agree on final language for the document. The board agreed to finalize the language later in the week. Co...
