Articles with the Tag: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are advising all Tribal members to avoid consuming all species and sizes of fish harvested from the lower Clark Fork River from the Bitterroot River near Missoula to the Flathead River near Pa...

Pat Williams once said, “If you want to know who someone really is, give them power and see what they do with it.” What our father did with his life was defend the underdog, protect our wild lands, defend the working poor, Arts and culture, Native people, and children with disabilities. He served...

Legislation signed May 12 by Gov. Greg Gianforte offers a path toward resolving a long-standing law enforcement dispute between the state of Montana, Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  At the center of the conflict is Public Law 280, a 1950s-era federal law that shifted law enf...

News from Shore to Shore Communications, Inc. POLSON — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has begun construction on the 400 Horses Casino, formerly West Polson Casino, a new gaming facility north of Polson. The casino will be built on tribal land by S&K Gaming (Salish and Kootenai). Designed by LSE Archit...

Randy Holmes speaks with fellow Rock Point Road residents about traffic impacts from the new casino being built north of Polson. About 30 citizens gathered for the May 15 meeting held at the Masumola Club. Making a lefthand turn onto US Hwy. 93 toward Polson is already difficult to do, and even more so durin...

Lawmakers have proposed two bills this session that aim to resolve a long-standing law enforcement dispute between the state of Montana, Lake County and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. At the center of the conflict is Public Law 280, a federal law that shifts law enforcement jurisdiction on s...

News from Salish Kootenai College PABLO - The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced the winners of the first-ever Postsecondary Success Recognition Program (PSRP). Launched in April 2024 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, the program celebrates institutions of higher e...

News from DNRC AND CSKT HELENA and PABLO — Eligible Stockgrowers on the Flathead Reservation can now apply for stock water mitigation funding through a targeted grant initiative.    The water compact between the State of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) w...

News from Lake County Sheriff Don Bell LAKE COUNTY — On Oct. 14, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office took a report that 54-year-old Dnette Tenas, of Ronan, had not been heard from by friends or family since Oct. 8. Lake County Sheriff’s Office personnel and Tribal Police officers were abl...

Nearly a month out exactly from the Nov. 5 general election, Senator Jon Tester, the incumbent Democratic candidate for one of Montana’s two senate seats, visited with voters at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo and at the Lake County Democratic headquarters in Polson. Confederated Salish and Kootenai T...