Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Reservation

LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Health Department’s Health Service Director Emily Colomeda said Lake County residents should take precautions to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.  “This whole situation is changing every second it seems,” Colomeda said. “People should be usi...

News from CSKT  FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION — During a special meeting on March 15, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council took action to protect people against COVID 19 after receiving extensive consultation from various officials, including Tribal Health, Lake County, CSKT Law ...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION – Spring debris burning season will open Sunday, March 1.   Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before lighting piles or grass this spring, people need to take the necessary precautions to ensure the burn does not become ...

News from the Boys and Girls Club  POLSON – People usually associate flowers and candy with Valentine’s Day gifts but one local county is showing its love with cranes, excavators and bulldozers.  The overwhelming love for the kids of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County insp...

News from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis  MINNEAPOLIS – The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has named Casey Winn Lozar as a vice president and director of its Center for Indian Country Development, a research center focused on economic development and prosperity of Native Nations a...

News from S&K Technologies, Inc.  St. Ignatius — S&K Technologies, Inc. announced that on Dec. 24, 2019, two of their subsidiaries, International Towers, LLC and S&K Mission Support LLC received certifications from the Small Business Administration. This certification enables thes...

News from MAPS Media Institute  POLSON – MAPS Media Institute is pleased to announce that two of its student-made films have been selected to screen at the eighth annual Flathead Lake International Cinemafest.  Both “A Day to Remember” and “Browning Rising Voices&rdq...

Senators Daines and Tester are co-sponsoring draft legislation in the US Senate entitled the “Montana Water Rights Protection Act” ostensibly to approve the Flathead Irrigation Water Compact Agreement approved by the Montana Legislature. However, the bill goes far beyond this agreement.  ...

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Three grizzly bears have lost their lives due to separate vehicle collisions on U.S. Highway 93 on the Flathead Reservation this year.   Although collisions are down compared to 2018, when six bears were lost on the highway, ranging from cubs to an adult female and male, ...

MONTANA – A bill that would settle a longstanding water rights dispute between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and state and federal governments would also return control of the National Bison Range to the tribes.  While the exact language of the bill has not yet been made public, a...