The fourth graders from St. Ignatius elementary loved the 36th River Honoring, according to their teacher. The kids agreed, smiling, and giving high fives.
FLATHEAD NATION, Montana In 1989, when the Montana Department of Transportation proposed a plan to address safety concerns on Montana’s notoriously dangerous Highway 93, their answer was to expand it to five lanes. Including a passing lane, the highway would run through the entire Flathead Indian Reservation, growing by more than 90 kilometers (56 […]
"(America fails) to see that the original people of this continent are disrespected," said Vernon Finley. "This will bring awareness that we aren’t gone; we aren’t anti-American. We’re human beings.”
Tom McDonald, chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, likened Incashola’s cultural knowledge to an “encyclopedia” and said his passing leaves “a huge void in the community.”