Articles with the Tag: Salish Kootenai College
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — Youth Enrichment Saturday will offer free day-long activities, speakers, door prizes and meals Sept. 6, starting at 11 a.m. at the Charlo-Arlee Theater at Salish Kootenai College. Co-headliners include hip-hop artists Christian “...

Rick Kiehn of Access Montana climbs a communication tower Thursday at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo. While you can’t beat the birds eye view, a climb like this isn’t for the faint of heart.

RONAN – Most of the halls of Ronan High School were eerily empty last week, but the laughter of young De-Ja-Nay Littlemarry rang through the cafeteria as she ran up to the feeding line to peak into the warming trays. “Lunchtime! Luchtime!” she sang as the smell of chicken wafted th...

PABLO — Micmac tribal members traditionally eat fish and moose meat. A meal of moose liver is toxic, due to cadmium in the wild meat. The State of Maine has recommended women and children eat only one freshwater fish meal of trout or salmon per month, due to mercury contamination. As a ...

PABLO — Collaboration and communication seemed to be common themes stressed by the participants at the Main Street Montana Project community meeting at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal council chambers on June 18. An example would be dual enrollment for high school students at Salish Kootena...
HELENA —The Montana Department of Transportation Civil Rights Bureau announces the awarding of On the Job Training Supportive Services funds to two tribal colleges: Salish Kootenai College and Fort Peck Community College. The primary objective of the program is to assist with developing an...

Clarice Charlo King received the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Education 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at the People’s Center on June 11. She congratulated the graduates in the audience, saying, “Your education is the one thing that no one can ever take away from you.” She is pi...

Not only did Salish Kootenai College graduate its largest class ever Saturday afternoon, but also the school welcomed United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as its commencement speaker. SKC President Robert DePoe III introduced Duncan, the 9th secretary of education. Duncan’...

PABLO – To welcome nursing graduates into the nursing profession, the Salish Kootenai College Nursing Department held a pinning ceremony on Friday, June 6. Emily Colomeda, head of the Lake County Public Health Service and an SKC nursing graduate, spoke to the students. Although nursing is more de...
PABLO — The Montana Democratic Party kicked off its 2014 Spring Statewide Native American Community Lunches tour at Salish Kootenai College on May 27. Andrea Marcoccio, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, greeted about 40 community members, activists, candidates and party leade...