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A tribal council was formed in response to the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.They were the first tribes to organize a tribal government under the act. [10] Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, the tribal council was finally able to begin gradually taking over management of law enforcement, [17] justice, forestry, wildlife, and health and human services ...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation (Montana Salish: Séliš u Ql̓ispé, Kutenai: k̓upawiȼq̓nuk) are a federally recognized tribe in the U.S. state of Montana. The government includes members of several Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles tribes and is centered on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
The American Bison Society appointed Morton J. Elrod, founder of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, to examine potential reserves in Montana and he suggested the Flathead Reservation. [18] The National Bison Range was established on May 23, 1908 out of a portion of the Reservation. [19]
Flathead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2020 census , its population was 104,357, [ 1 ] making it the state's fourth most populous county. Its county seat is Kalispell . [ 2 ]
The view from above Ronan, Montana, is pretty good, but nothing can beat the view from the International Space Station. On the ground, students on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana got a ...
The people are an Interior Salish-speaking group of Native Americans.Their language is also called Salish, and is the namesake of the entire Salishan languages group. The Spokane language (npoqínišcn) spoken by the Spokane people, the Kalispel language (qlispé) spoken by the Pend d'Oreilles tribe and the Bitterroot Salish (séliš) languages are all dialects of the same language.
Polson (Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai: kwataqnuk [3]) is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 5,148 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Lake County. [5] In 1898 the city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson.
The United States government ultimately made a land grant of 12.5 acres (0.051 km 2), the basis of what is now the Kootenai Reservation. [25] In 1976 the tribe issued "Kootenai Nation War Bonds " that sold at $1.00 each.