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  Flathead Indian Reservation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Flathead Indian Reservation is an area of 5,019.621 km² (1,938.087 sq mi) of forested mountains and valleys just west of the Continental Divide (3).
The present-day population of the reservation is 26,172 as of the 2000 census.
The largest community on the reservation is the city of Polson, which is also the county seat of Lake County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flathead_Indian_Reservation   (357 words)

  
 Flathead Lakers: Flathead Lake & Watershed Overview
The Flathead Watershed includes all the land that drains into Flathead Lake and the Flathead River - a huge area stretching west from the Continental Divide to the Salish Mountains and from across the Canadian border in the north to the Clark Fork River in the south.
The Flathead River is the largest tributary of the Clark Fork River and headwaters of the Columbia River.
The Flathead National Forest administers the largest amount of public lands in the watershed, approximately 60% of forested lands in the North, Middle and South Forks of the Flathead, and the Swan and Stillwater drainages.
www.flatheadlakers.org /flathead_lake_basin/overview.html   (1112 words)

  
 2002 Census Flathead Reservation Profiel Montana
     The Flathead Indian Reservation is located in northwestern Montana on the western slope of the Continental Divide and encompasses portions of four Montana counties - Flathead, Lake, Missoula and Sanders.
The reservation area consists of a beautiful valley surrounded by Flathead Lake to the north and the Cabinet Mountains and Mission Range to the west and east, respectively.
The rolling prairie on the western edge of the reservation is mainly used for cattle grazing, while the eastern area is mainly agricultural and forested land.
www.nass.usda.gov /mt/reservations/flathead.htm   (151 words)

  
 Flathead Indian Reservation
The Flathead Indian Reservation is located in western Montana, it is home to the Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles Tribes - also known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Flathead Nation (1).
The Flathead Indian Reservation is an area of 1,250,000 acres (5,058 km²) of forested mountains and valleys just west of the Continental Divide in Montana (3).
Ronan is located in Northwest Montana in Lake County on the Flathead Indian Reservation about 12 miles south of Flathead Lake on US 93 and about 65 miles north of Missoula.
www.wapipedia.com /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Flathead_Indian_Reservation   (516 words)

  
 Flathead - Ethnos - Books about the Flathead People
The Flathead Indian Reservation is located in western Montana, it is home to the Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles Tribes - also known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Flathead Nation.
The Flathead Indian Reservation is an area of 1,250,000 acres of forested mountains and valleys just west of the Continental Divide in Montana.
Based on her ethnographic and clinical work, O'Nell pinpoints American Indian depression within a complex interplay of cultural ideas of the self and the Indian family, emotion and ethnic identity, and historical relations between Indians and whites.
www.almudo.com /ethnos/Flathead.htm   (672 words)

  
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The Flathead Reservation encompasses 1,242,969 acres of land and is 80 miles long and 40 miles wide.
Indian prisoners in the Lake County Jail allege mistreatment, intimidation, neglect, and outright physical abuse.
Most of the Indians who would sign an affidavit for me would not consider a suit of their own, and they all refused to appear in court with me. It seemed that some of them thought they deserved that treatment.
www.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP/Americas/flathead.txt   (2906 words)

  
 AIANP: Healthy Nations Initiative
The Flathead Indian Reservation was established for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Indians in 1855.
The total Indian population, as defined by the 1990 Census, is 5,130, with 2,476 being female.
The median age of the Indian population on the reservation is 23.7.
www.uchsc.edu /ai/hni/flathead.htm   (1819 words)

  
 In the Name of the Salish and Kootenai Nation: The 1855 Hell Gate Treaty and the Origin of the Flathead Indian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The treaty created the Flathead Reservation in western Montana for the three tribes who were assigned to this reservation against their wishes.
Indians came to talk about peace between the Salish and Kootenai and their enemies, the Blackfeet, not about land cessions or a treaty with the United States, because they saw no reason to "treat with friends" (p.
Reservation borders remained vague; tribal leaders believed they signed off land for two reservations, which Stevens knew would not be the case (pp.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3951/is_200007/ai_n8904082   (669 words)

  
 Flathead Lake Montana
Flathead Lake lies in the shadows of Glacier National Park and Big Mountain ski resort to the north.
The Flathead valley gets its name from the Salish (Flathead) Indians who inhabit the Flathead Indian Reservation, which is located at the southern end of the lake.
The Flathead valley is blessed with a remarkably mild climate for a region located so close to Canada.
www.flatheadlake.name   (682 words)

  
 Flathead Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Flathead used the introduction of the horse in 1730 to expand the range of their hunting and fishing.
Reservation residents receive a portion of the profits from the dam which has played an important role in the economic livilhood of the Flathead since its construction.
For many Indians, it is also one of spiritual loss because it transformed the Flathead River falls into a quiet lake.
www.ccrh.org /comm/river/profile/flathead.htm   (151 words)

  
 Shook loses appeal on Flathead hunting : ICT [2003/01/14]
Shook pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in Sanders County Justice Court, where she and Missoula attorney Lisa Kauffman initially argued that Rawlins' land was not part of the reservation because it was privately held.
While appealing the validity of the rule to state district court, Shook and Kauffman changed tactics and argued that the land was indeed within the reservation, but that the state didn't have the authority to promulgate rules governing non-Indian hunting in such areas.
Noting that Shook didn't own the land she hunted on and that the property was not owned by a tribal member, Justice James Nelson wrote that the commission was within its legal authority to adopt the rule.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1042581133   (675 words)

  
 Flathead Indian Reservation
The Flathead Indian Reservation is located in western Montana, it is home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreilles Tribes - also known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation (1) (http://www.charkoosta.com/about1.html).
The Reservation was created through 1855 Treaty of Hellgate and includes parts of four Montana counties: Lake, Sanders, Missoula, and Flathead (2) (http://www.lakecounty-mt.org/planning/pdf/chapter%206.pdf).
The Flathead Indian Reservation is an area of 1,250,000 acres (5,058 km²) of forested mountains and valleys just west of the Continental Divide in Montana (3) (http://www.ohwy.com/mt/f/flathdir.htm).
207.150.180.135 /Flathead_Indian_Reservation   (310 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Trophy smallmouth hunters jig lower Flathead
The lower Flathead River, from Kerr Dam downstream to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Paradise, is handicapped by lack of public access, seasonal stinginess and jurisdictional issues on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
The Flathead Indian Reservation administers the Flathead River's fishery from Kerr Dam downstream to the reservation boundary between Perma and Paradise.
Fishing on the reservation is certainly viable, though you need to obtain special tribal licenses, and be aware that costs vary depending on where you live or whether you're a tribal member or not.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2448623&type=story   (1133 words)

  
 WebSearch - Flathead Indian Tribes
The Flathead Indian Reservation is located north of I-90 between...
is on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Flathead Indian Reservation.
The three tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation are the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and...
www.websearch.com /rl/te10_sr-1/Flathead-Indian-Tribes.html   (354 words)

  
 The Kalispel Indians of Montana
The great valley now called Flathead, where the Flathead Indian Reservation is located, was once a population center of the Upper Kalispel.
Chief Joseph and his followers were eventually defeated by American troops near the Canadian border, far from the Flathead valley and thus saving the Kalispel from the massacre that resulted in the Bear Paw Mountains of central Montana.
And the large reservation where the Kalispel, Salish, and Kootenai live is now called the Flathead Reservation.
www.angelfire.com /id/newpubs/kalispel2.html   (1085 words)

  
 Clairmont v. United States, 225 U.S. 551, 32 S.Ct. 787, 56 L.Ed. 1201 (1912)
             The Flathead Indian Reservation was established by the treaty of July 16, 1855, between the United States and the confederated tribes of the Flathead, Kootenay, and Upper Pend d'Oreilles Indians.
Thus, the act provides that the term 'Indian country' 'shall include any Indian allotment while the title to the same shall be held in trust by the government, or while the same shall remain inalienable by the allottee without the consent of the United States.' United States v.
The Indian title or right of occupation was extinguished, without reservation; and the relinquished strip came under the jurisdiction of the then territory, and later under that of the state of Montana.
www.utulsa.edu /law/classes/rice/USSCT_Cases/Clairmont_v_US_225_551.htm   (1419 words)

  
 Flathead Basin Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Such significant geological attributes as Flathead Lake and the glaciers in Glacier National Park are living reminders of the end of the last ice age, a mere 10,000 years ago.
The Flathead River drainage is the largest tributary to the Clark Fork River, part of the extensive headwaters of the Columbia River.
The lake is one of the 300 largest lakes in the world and the largest body of fresh water in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River with a full pool surface area of 126,000 acres.
www.flatheadbasincommission.org /watershedfacts.htm   (480 words)

  
 Flathead Indian Reservation Timeline, 1880 to 1899
He never made the proposal, but the coming of the railroad greatly reduced the isolation of the Flathead Reservation.
Indian lands were to be split into individual allotments, with remaining lands offered for sale to the public.
By this time, according to the Flathead Agency's annual report, there were 5,782 horses and 12,250 cattle on the reservation, most owned by a few ranchers, such as Michel Pablo and Charles Allard.
www.flatheadreservation.org /timeline/1880.html   (1125 words)

  
 Conservation in Native Communities
Reintroduction of the northern leopard frog to the Flathead Indian Reservation
Reintroduction of the northern leopard frog to the Flathead Indian
The tribes on the Flathead Indian Reservation are seeking to reintroduce northern leopard frogs that disappeared off their reservation in the last century.
www.wcs.org /international/northamerica/capacity   (1235 words)

  
 Flathead Indian Museum & Trading Post
Rich in history and Native American culture, St. Ignatius is a small town on the Flathead Indian Reservation offering spectacular views of the Mission Valley and range.
The Flathead Indian Museum has an extensive collection of authentic Native American crafts, art and artifacts, primarily from the Flathead and Kootenai tribes.
Flathead Indian Museum & Trading Post is located at the heart of the Flathead Indian Reservation on Highway 93 in St. Ignatius 40 miles north of I-90 at Missoula in route to Glacier National Park.
www.visitmt.com /categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=9529&SiteID=1   (103 words)

  
 Montana Winter
Flathead is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States.
Flathead Valley is also known for its orchards, which produce famous Flathead cherries, apples, plums, apricots and pears.
On the Flathead Indian Reservation, Elmo is also the site of the Standing Arrow Pow Wow during the third weekend of July.
www.wintermt.com /categories/City.asp?City=Elmo&SiteID=11   (292 words)

  
 Glacier Country, Montana - Glacier National Park, tourism and travel in Northwest Montana
The tribes are a combination of the Flathead, the Pend d'Oreille and the Kootenai.
The Blackfeet Indians are commonly thought to have acquired their name because of the characteristic fl color of their moccasins, painted or darkened with ashes.
The reservation is made up of 1.5 million acres and is located in the northwestern part of Montana, and includes most of Glacier County.
glacier.visitmt.com /cult.htm   (334 words)

  
 Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Today, the Flathead Indian Reservation encompasses 1.314 million acres, of which just over 790,000 acres are proudly owned and managed by the Tribes and its members.
Approximately 4,500 Tribal members reside on the Flathead Indian Reservation, and about 1,550 are under the age of 18 years.
According to the 2000 Census Report, there are 26,172 people living within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation, and 26.7 percent of that population is American Indian.
sktcorp.com /AboutSKT/SalishandKootenaiTribes/tabid/141/Default.aspx   (690 words)

  
 Flathead couple file defamation suit : ICT [2001/10/03]
While his wife is not an American Indian, their five children also belong to the tribe, court documents say.
ACE is an outgrowth of Flathead Residents Earning Equality, which sprouted on the reservation in the early 1970s.
Publication in the network's report that the Morrises "are racist has exposed them to hatred, contempt, ridicule, disgrace or obloquy and has caused them, separately and together, to be shunned and avoided, and has tended to injure them in their occupation," the suit alleges.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=2000   (402 words)

  
 Flathead Valley Montana Visitor Information
The 1.2-million-acre Reservation of the Salish and Kootenai tribes encompasses the southern half of the Flathead Valley.
They are known as the Flathead Indians, although there is no evidence these Indians ever adopted the practice of flattening their children’s foreheads as some of the tribes further west are believed to have done.
Salish and Kootenai Indians once used the Island as a hiding place for their horses when they were threatened by Blackfeet horse-raiding parties.
www.gonorthwest.com /montana/northwest/flathead_vis.htm   (677 words)

  
 FIFTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
That within thirty days after their appointment said commission shall meet at some point within the boundaries of said Flathead Indian Reservation and organize by the election of one of their number as chairman.
The President is also authorized to reserve lands upon the same conditions and for similar purposes for any other missionary or religious societies that may make application therefor within one year after the passage of this act, in such quantity as he may deem proper.
The President may also reserve such of said lands as may be convenient or necessary for the occupation and maintenance of any and all agency buildings, substations, mills, and other governmental institutions now in use on said reservation or which may be used or occupied by the Government of the United States.
www.edheritage.org /flathead/FLATHEAD1904.htm   (279 words)

  
 Salish Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille
Flathead Lakers - "a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to protecting and improving water quality in Flathead Lake and its watershed in Northwest Montana.
Lower Flathead Valley Community Foundation - "a charitable organization whose purpose is to bring tribal and non-tribal members together to work on projects preserving and conserving the cultural, natural and human resources of the region, with special emphasis on meeting the needs of children"
Ninepipes Center for Wildlife Research and Education - " located on the Flathead Reservation in the Mission Valley of Western Montana, the Ninepipes Center is uniquely situated for accessibility to a variety of wildlife and habitats of the northern Rocky Mountain region.
www.ldb.org /vl/ai/salish.htm   (2132 words)

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