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Biologists request information on nesting Swans

News from CSKT Natural Resources 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 efforts resulted in the release of 264 captive bred Trumpeter Swans since...

Tribal Health is going EPIC

News from CSKT Tribal Health ST. IGNATIUS — Tribal Health is going EPIC.  EPIC is the name of a new electronic health records system adopted by Tribal Health to improve the delivery of health care services to recipients.   To help Tribal Health recipients and staff understand what thi...

Stage 2 fire restrictions in effect

Pursuant to authority established in 25 CFR 163.28, the Hell Gate Treaty, the CS&KT Tribal Constitution, and the Tribal Forest Products Harvesting Ordinance 61 C; the following acts are prohibited on all Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe, tribe trust and tribal fee lands within the exterior boundari...

Tribes hire AIS coordinator Tribes hire AIS coordinator

  News from CSKT Natural Resources The Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation announced the new hire of Erik Hanson, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Coordinator to the Division on June 29. Hanson brings 15 years of experience working on AIS issues and most recently served as AIS ...

Cultural representative thankful for life Cultural representative thankful for life

On the third day of the week-long 119th Arlee Esyapqeyni Powwow, this year’s Miss Salish Pend d’Oreille was crowned.  Allyshia Manuel’s year-long reign would soon end on that night as four contestants waited nervously before the grand entry to find out who would win this year’...

Watercraft check station hours expanded

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are operating an additional watercraft check station at the Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation offices at 406 Sixth Ave. E. in Polson. The watercraft check station is open from 7 a.m. t...

Outdoor burning by permit closed for fire season beginning June 30

News from CSKT Division of Fire The Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that debris burning by permit closes June 30, but the public can still have campfires. By state law, campfires are limited to 3 feet in diameter. We urge that campers use caution as we head into the...

Briefs forJune 28, 2017

Burning permit closes June 30 News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — The Division of Fire Prevention program would like to let the public know that debris burning by permit closes on June 30 on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Open burning opens again on Oct. 1, 2017.&n...

Briefs for June 7, 2017

Sensory Processing’ explained PABLO — What exactly is “Sensory Processing?” You have likely heard this phrase, but may not understand exactly what it is. We are lucky to have an expert in our area, Cyndi Elliott, who will be happy to explain sensory processing development at a fr...

Bear spray skills taught at festival Bear spray skills taught at festival

PABLO – A sub-adult grizzly bear weighing 390 pounds stood on the grass at Salish Kootenai College to welcome people to the Fifth Annual Community Birds and Bears Festival on Thursday. The grizzly looked like it might be walking through campus on its way to forage for food, but it turns out that it ...


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