The 19-year-old spread the word at Two Eagle River School about the importance of tribal traditional cultures when it comes to abstinence of alcohol and drugs

The tug of war between the Army Corps of Engineers and US Forest Service, and the CSKT Preservation Office over the tribal archeological artifacts stored at Salish Kootenai College continues

Safety of our women and girls, men and boys is our main concern. Educate your children on the dangers in our modern-day world.

A search team on Monday found the body of a 16-year-old girl near a Montana highway rest area where she was last reported seen on January 1, the Big Horn County sheriff said.

State Sen. Al Olszewski and four other elected Republicans on Wednesday urged U.S. Sen. Steve Daines to withdraw federal legislation that would finalize a long-negotiated water compact between Montana, the federal government, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Opinion by Cory Swanson 

A hunter harvested the bull moose during the last week of the general hunting season near Fawn Creek southeast of Libby.

The new website has been designed to offer a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and easy-to-find resources.

Dupuis is the first tribal person to earn the pioneer award

Lake County Commissioners jail mill levy request presented at Polson Chamber of Commerce meeting 

Part 2 of Winter Quarterly article

Leave politics at the door. That was — of sorts — the New Years Resolution of Séliš-Ql̓ispéCulture Committee (SQCC) stated by Director Tony Incashola at the first Elders Council meeting of 2020, last Wednesday

School announced that it was recently awarded a grant for $89,520 from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colo

The feature film, “The Last Beyond,” has roots in the Mission Valley, but its message of death, love and rebirth is a universal theme

Hotter, drier, smokier summers. Longer wildfire seasons. Warmer winters and more spring flooding. Less predictability from one year to the next.

At the age of just seventeen, Jonathan Perry has become the youngest director on any major streaming service with his film, SUBNIVEAN, which recently debuted on Amazon Prime to critical acclaim and is set to screen at film festivals worldwide

$712,500 Will be Equally Distributed Among the Eight Tribal Nations in Montana; CSKT to receive $89,000

The estimated construction window for Phase 2 is 15-18 months, weather depending, with a tentative start date of March 2020

Natural Resources Department's Road Maintenance Program is here to provide residents of Home-sites a safe and effective route of travel to county or state routes during winter weather

As Séliš, Ksanka and Ql̓ispé people we begin the New Year in many different ways, with renewed hope and beginnings.

Rose Bear Don’t Walk is returning to her roots – and bringing some traditional knowledge back with her.

Funding will support business growth in tribal nations across Montana, including newly federally recognized Little Shell Chippewa Tribe

Running Strong for American Indian Youth launches major push for 2020 Census 

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana has announced plans to host a celebration Jan. 25 in Great Falls, The Great Falls Tribune reported

The new Early Childhood and Family Support Division (ECFSD) consolidates several programs within DPHHS to improve collaboration and align funding, priorities, and practices.

Zonnie Gorman will lecture on “Growing Up with Heroes: A Daughter’s Journey with the Navajo Code Talkers.” The lecture is free, but tickets must be reserved.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester and a bipartisan group of his colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging the FCC to focus their efforts on providing reliable broadband to rural communities

As your U.S. Senator, it’s been my top priority to bring Montana commonsense to Congress

Sen. Daines recently introduced the bill in the U.S. Senate where it will be voted on and if it passes muster there it will be onto the U.S. House of Representatives

Tribal member finds working out is good for body and mental health

As the times change, so must Char-Koosta News.

The public meeting in Polson will be the council’s fourth gathering. Additional meetings will be held across the state to provide more people the opportunity to interact with the council

Native American activists are working to increase the number of Montana reservation residents counted in the 2020 national census

he harvesting of bull trout on Lake Koocanusa is closed in an effort to improve the diminished population of the threatened species

CSKT 2020 Winter Quarterly installs new Tribal Council Administration and Chair

State health officials said that tobacco product retailers in Montana should comply with a new federal law and discontinue tobacco product sales to those under the age of 21.

Out-of-state call centers posing as local tow truck companies

USFWS releases its final NBR CCP Record of Decision

Learning and practicing long-established tribal activities and/or actions is the most important part of keeping cultural traditions habitual — second nature.

The 2020 Census is vital to the tribal nations, tribal community members, and native residents living throughout Montana. 

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Climate Change Strategic Plan coordinator, and the folks and groups came together to put the skids on the rampant change that the world is experiencing with its climate.

Char-Koosta News 

Time Marches On

For this special Holiday Season, I asked our neighbors across the Flathead Reservation to tell me about their favorite holiday memory

Car theft is on the rise in Lake County.

The two young ladies took the initiative with paintbrush and media — wooden disks — in hand to make earrings to donate for the cause as fundraising items.

An American Indian tribe whose members were scattered after being denied a homeland more than a century ago has been formally recognized by the U.S. government

Provisions to help address MMIW crisis, fund critical water infrastructure projects among other priorities; Tester is only member of the Montana delegation to support the domestic funding legislation

Holiday wishes from Senator Steve Daines

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