Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Reservation
POLSON — In a conference hearing on Tuesday, attorneys for the Flathead Joint Board of Control told Lake County District Court Judge James Manley that the board intends to file for an injunction to halt ongoing implementation of parts of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact passed earlier...
A wild fire started on west Finley Point Sunday evening, but the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire jumped on it and continued efforts on Monday, with a helicopter dumping water on the flames, two fire trucks on site and firefighters working on the blaze. “The fire’...
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...
ARLEE — Coquise Frost, 18, traveled to the Flathead Reservation recently to learn about native culture for a senior research project at her Chicago high school. A self-proclaimed city person, she loves fashion and attends a school that is 98 percent white. She has also never been fishing. &ldq...
RONAN — SAFE Harbor was presented recently with a check for more than $1,000 and various household supplies from the Mission Valley United Methodist Church. The church selected SAFE Harbor for support earlier in the year and then solicited contributions from within the membership. “These...
News from Lake County Health Department POLSON — Lake County individuals and entities that promote public health principles and wellness for people who live in Lake County or on the Flathead Reservation are eligible to apply for the Virginia Reber Public Health Award, and this year the M...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Bears are emerging from dens and moving down into the valley. During a routine radio telemetry flight on Monday tribal biologists located a radio-collared management female grizzly bear a...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control has released a privately-commissioned study that predicts irrigators will receive substantially less water under the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact than is necessary to sustain agriculture for farms on the project, but g...
POLSON — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation announce the availability of Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Regulations for the 2015-2016 license season. The new license season began March 1, 2015. “We anticipate great outdoor recreational opportu...
People from across the Flathead Reservation and the state packed themselves into the state Capitol last week to give testimony on a proposed bill that would approve the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. The compact quantifies the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water rig...
