BLIND DATE
Chapter VIII (A) 1991-2016
Flathead Nation
"...the said tribes do hereby constitute a nation..." (Treaty of Hell Gate, 1855)
Maps are your friend, look carefully at these
Bison Range.
Salish and Kootenai Reservation
Arlee
Johnny Arlee, a gentleman and a gentle man, working tirelessly to preserve his language and culture. A tribal elder deserving of the greatest respect
Johnny Arlee as "real Flathead Indian" in Robert Redford's Jeremiah Johnson
Oshanee Kenmille, tribal matriarch, duel language speaker, and internationally admired beading artist. Sadly she passed in 2009.
Credit: Dr. Frank Tyro, Salish Kootenai College Media Center
Spectacular beading
Photo courtesy: Valley Journal Newspaper
The internationally renowned 4th of July PowWow at Arlee
Mission Valley
At the top of the Revalli hill, one can see the spectacular Mission Mountains, the eastern boundary of the reservation, and the Mission valley. The large mission church is visible in the left center
The National Bison Range, stolen from tribal lands in 1908
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St. Ignatius Catholic church, for which the "mission valley" and "mission mountains" are named
The 54 murals were painted by the church custodian!
The Dupuis Barn
SKC. The Tribal Complex is across the bridge
Polson
The extraordinary Flathead Lake. Largest naturally occurring (fresh water) lake west of the Mississipi
Polson, Montana. Our home for 25 years. Mission mountains in the background. Truly God's country (note the glacial moraine behind the city)