Dam Indians: A Tribal Victory!
The flag of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana was raised over a hydroelectric facility on the Flathead … Continued
Kootenai
Kootenai Political Organization
The Kootenai (also spelled Kutenai), whose homeland was in the area west of the Rocky Mountains in what is today western Montana, northern Idaho, and … Continued
Kootenai Origins and Spirituality
The Kootenai (also spelled Kutenai), whose aboriginal homelands straddled the Rocky Mountains and included parts of Western Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alberta, have a … Continued
Kootenai Fishing and Hunting
The Kootenai (also spelled Kutenai), whose homeland was in the area west of the Rocky Mountains in what is today western Montana, northern Idaho, and … Continued
First Nations News & Views: This Week – Code Talkers, Slurs and Silencing Native Tongues
Welcome to the third edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by … Continued
The 1855 Hell Gate Treaty
When the United States divided Oregon Territory into Washington Territory and Oregon Territory in 1853, western Montana was included in Washington Territory. President Millard Fillmore … Continued
Gone-to-the-Spirits, a Kootenai Berdache
( – promoted by navajo) The Columbia Plateau is the geographic region that lies between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Rocky Mountains … Continued
