The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes welcomed U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to celebrate the transfer of the Nation Bison Range in Moise to tribal governance Saturday. She addressed the crowd gathered at CSKT College and called the transfer a triumph of collaboration and indigenous conservation.
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Indian Child Welfare Act
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the Indian Child Welfare Act which establishes federal standards for the placement of Indigenous children in foster or adoptive homes. Montana tribes defending ICWA’s constitutionality include the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Blackfeet Nation, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Crow Nation, Fort...
Nearly 40 Yellowstone Bison To Be Culled
Most of the 37 bison that were migrating outside of Yellowstone National Park have been sent to be slaughtered as officials have begun the annual program to cull them to prevent the spread of brucellosis to cattle in Montana. Officials plan to remove up to 900 of the park’s 5,000 bison this winter through slaughter relocation and hunting...
$1 Billion Secured For Montana Indian Water Rights Settlements
$1,369,585,000 of infrastructure law funds over two years will to help complete Indian Water Rights Settlements in Montana. They are the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act for the Blackfeet Tribe the Montana Water Rights Protection act for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act for the Cro...
Over $1 Billion Infrastructure Funds To Address Tribal Water Rights
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday the Biden administration will use $1.7 billion from the infrastructure bill to fund 16 tribal water rights settlements. They include the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes along with the Blackfeet and Crow Nation. The money will ensure that tribes get access to water they’ve been...
Montana Tribes Working To Protect Wildlife Migration Paths
A measure in Congress would guarantee $50 million per year in grants for protecting wildlife migration corridors on tribal lands. Shailyn Miller who grew up in Montana is with the Native American Fish and Wildlife Service. She says tribes are already working to protect wildlife migration paths including the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tri...
U.S. Justice Department Awards Montana Tribes Victim Compensation Grants
November is National Native American Heritage Month. The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a combined $2.2 million in grants to the Blackfeet, Northern Cheyenne, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux, and Chippewa Cree tribes for victim services. $3.7 million will go to the state Department of Corrections throug...
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Working On Restoring Bison Range
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 signed by President Donald Trump restored ownership of the Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the tribes are working through new management of the Bison Range and the wildlife refuges between St. Ignatius and Ronan. The Bison Range f...
National Bison Range Transferred To Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
The Department of the Interior announced today the transfer of all lands comprising the National Bison Range to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The National Bison Range was established on May 23rd 1908 when President Theodore Roosevelt sign...
National Bison Range Opens To The Public
The Bison Range Restoration Act was signed into law last December 27th. Now in federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, it opens Saturday near Moiese. A daily or annual pass per vehicle will be required to enter the Bison Range at a new rate is $10 per car daily up from the previous $5 day pass. An annual pass ...