Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Reservation
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — On March 1, 2012, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes implemented a rule prohibiting non-Tribal members from harvesting berries on the Flathead Reservation. A Tribal member may have non-member children and spouse accompany and assist with berry picking, provided that the ...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Wildlife Program FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Wildlife Biologists with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes began a project to restore Trumpeter Swans as a resident species on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the mid-1990s. Subsequent effort...
Notorious biker groups like Hell’s Angels, Mongols, Outlaws and Pagans cast a shadow on society’s view of motorcyclists, but Bikers Against Bullies is combating that stigma by bringing people together. Community members and summer visitors gathered for a night of dancing, fireworks and raising...
The CSKT-Montana Water Compact flowed into the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing as Senate Bill 3013 on Thursday, June 29, in Washington, D.C. and hit a slight hurdle. The Department of Interior recognized the support for resolving Indian Water Rights claims in Montana but they could not support the...
RONAN — Jessica Johnson, an eighth-grade teacher from Ronan School District, received the Montana Statehood Centennial Bell Award honoring the Montana History Teacher of the year for the seventh through 12th grade level. Born and raised on a family ranch near St. Ignatius, Johnson comes from homeste...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – Legislation recently introduced by Senator Tester will not only bring certainty to Montana water users, but will be a boon to the state and local economy, according to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The legislation, which ...
PABLO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation $200,000 in Brownfields grant funding to conduct critical environmental assessments at properties containing damaged buildings and abandoned mills, dumps, and...
POLSON — The Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County is currently seeking volunteers to assist with their third annual Polson Mud Run July 16 at 9 a.m. at the Polson Fairgrounds, which celebrates the opening of the Polson Cherry Festival. Volunteer duties include setting up obst...
ST. IGNATIUS — Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health (CSKTH) is now set to make Medicaid eligibility determinations, and perform functions related to the eligibility process, in an effort to enroll individuals applying for Medicaid in a more timely and convenient process. This new authority...
Sounds of music floated through the shop as files and drills in the hands of teenagers transformed short lengths of PVC pipe into native-style flutes at Polson Middle School. The instruments were constructed by students in Lee Cobel’s physical science classes as part of a Science Horizons Initiative...
