What is now Glacier National Park in Montana was an important resource and spiritual area for the Salish-speaking Pend d’Oreille and Flathead, for the Kootenai, and for the Blackfoot. The visitor center at St. Mary entrance has a small Native American display. Salish and Pend d’Oreille Salish leader Sam Resurrection drew this map of the … Continued
Greg Gianforte (R. MT) Just going to leave this here: Greg Gianforte, the tech millionaire running for the Montana congressional seat vacated by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, doubled down on his stance rejecting the theory of evolution in a radio interview aired Monday. Asked three times by a Montana Public Radio host if he believes … Continued
With South Carolina CD5 and Georgia CD6 in the books, many Democratic party members and commenters and pundits are advancing their own hot takes of what went right and wrong in these races. The DCCC is to blame. The candidate is to blame. Democratic members will never win again. All hope is lost. Hope is … Continued
A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Following the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and thus negotiated treaties with them. In negotiating treaties with Indian nations, the Americans viewed the treaties, and the Indians themselves, as being temporary. Convinced that Indians were destined to vanish, … Continued
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana maintain a day use area at the Séliš Ksanka Qlispé Project (formerly Kerr Dam). The SKQ Overlook The River Above the Dam The River Below the Dam View of the Mountains Public Lands There are many different kinds of public lands: tribal, … Continued
Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) & Jon Tester (D. MT) These Democratic Senators need to hear from you: President Trump has invited Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin, Jon Tester and Joe Donnelly to the White House for lunch on Thursday, a sign of their potential clout in Trump’s Washington and as he faces an … Continued
Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT): When it comes to how we handle health care in this country, I’m not concerned about politics. I’m concerned about people. Washington politicians just introduced a plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a new … Continued
The Rocky Mountains stand out from the Northern Plains of Montana and Alberta. For the aboriginal people of the Northern Plains—the Southern Piegan (Pikuni), the Northern Peigan, the Kainai (Blood), and Siksika—these snowcapped mountains were known as the Backbone of the World. According to an information sign on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana: “The modern … Continued
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D. HI) in support of his colleague, U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s (D. MT) re-election campaign: Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) I wanted to send you a message today about my friend and colleague, Senator Jon Tester. Jon represents the state of Montana in the U.S. Senate. … Continued
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites applications for the 2018 Tribal Youth Health Policy Fellowship seating the second cohort of Fellows. The cohort will consist of 12 Native youth from around the country to engage throughout the year in Indian health policy and programming efforts. The Fellows will engage in Indian health policy solutions, … Continued
