Articles with the Tag: Flathead water rights
Editor, The Hellgate Treaty of 1855, Article III, guaranteed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes the exclusive right of taking fish, together with the privilege of hunting, gathering roots and berries, etc., within the external boundaries of their reservation (as they were accustomed); and also th...
RONAN — To say the current water rights negotiation is an emotionally-charged issue in the Valley may be an understatement. “There’s been a lot of misinformation the past month-and-half,” said water rights compact commission member and irrigator Dan Salomon. “The number...
POLSON — A public information meeting about the proposed Flathead water rights settlement drew a crowd of about 100 on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The meeting was held because all the parties involved may be getting close to settling the compact. John Carter, attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai...
