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A change in 'per-caps'POLSON — During the next per-capita disbursements, there will be some changes that tribal members on the reservation need to know about. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are switching accounts from Ronan Community Bank to the Tribe’s venture Eagle Bank, which is based in Polson. This means that people cashing their checks at Community Bank will no longer be offered the free check-cashing service and may be issued a minimal fee. It is often the practice of banks to charge a fee for cashing a check when either the check is not issued by that bank or when the check casher does not have an account with the bank. If people want to retain the free check cashing service at Ronan Community bank, they are free to open an account to qualify for that service. As Tribal members, CSKT would hope that tribal members utilize Eagle Bank as much as possible. Eagle Bank is located at the entrance to Wal-Mart and across from Wheat Montana. Lobby hours are from 9 a.m to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; drive-through hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thurdsay, 7:30 a.m to 6 pm on Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The
Per-capita Myth
A common misconception about CSKT’s per-capita disbursements is that the money comes from the federal or state government. Per-capita disbursements are each individual tribal members' share of the profits made by the tribal organization and it’s many business ventures. It is true that a number of tribal programs receive federal and state funding; however, none of this 'tax-payer' money is deposited into the per-capita coffers. |
