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Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Reservation

CSKT bomb threat under investigation

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Police are still searching for a person suspected of making a bomb threat that ended up closing the CSKT Tribal Complex on Thursday, April 29.  Officers from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, working with the Lake County Sheriff’s Offi...

CSKT roads program hosts project meeting

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Roads Program will be hosting a public involvement meeting on May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the powwow grounds in Elmo. Information will be available for two separate proposed projects, including the Big Arm t...

Spring burning starts May 1, permit needed Spring burning starts May 1,  permit needed

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — To burn from May 1 to June 30, a burn permit is required on the Flathead Indian Reservation. To apply for a permit, contact the Division of Fire or go to the website at csktfire.org.   Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before ...

Use caution when debris burning

News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire officials are asking people to be extra careful when burning because windy weather conditions will create an increased risk of wildfire.  The warning comes amid several lost debris fires that br...

Wilderness fire season starts early near Dixon Wilderness fire season starts early near Dixon

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Fire broke out along the Flathead River five miles west of Dixon on Wednesday, April 7, at around 2 p.m. and burned for several days.  The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire responded and identified the incident as the Sinkhole Fire. Officials report...

Coordinated response plan developed to address MMIP cases Coordinated response plan developed to address MMIP cases

PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, in collabroation with federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement and community organizations, has finalized the nation’s first Tribal Community Response Plan as part of a pilot project to address cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous P...

Montana sticks to patchwork COVID vaccine rollout as eligibility expands Montana sticks to patchwork COVID vaccine rollout as eligibility expands

MONTANA — Montana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution is among the most efficient in the nation, but closer examination reveals a patchwork of systems among counties and tribal governments that will be put to the test as the state opens vaccine eligibility to all people 16 and older starting this mon...

Flathead River Rodeo to return Aug. 26-28 Flathead River Rodeo to return Aug. 26-28

News from Flathead River Rodeo Committee POLSON — The 4X Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) of the year, Flathead River Rodeo, returns to the Flathead Reservation in Polson on Aug. 26, 27 and 28, at the Polson Fairgrounds. The Flathead River Rodeo is proud to have been named INFR Tour Rodeo of th...

Three remarkable indigenous women celebrated for Women’s History Month

For Women’s History Month, we are celebrating three indigenous women: Kwilqa, Pend d’Oreille, who became a woman warrior, brave and fearless; Christine Quintasket, Salish, who was the first Native American woman to publish a novel as well as stories on her culture; and Adeline Abraham Mathias, Ko...

COVID-19 vaccine dispersement continues, some hesitate COVID-19 vaccine dispersement continues, some hesitate

Brits accurately refer to shots as jabs. Well, I received my second jab Friday of the Moderna vaccine, and am already looking at my world with a rosier gaze.  As of Friday, I was one of 132,785 Montanans and more than 33 million Americans who are now fully immunized.  Happily, I had virtually...


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