Flathead Indian Reservation
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The Flathead Indian Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River, 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. The reservation was created through the July 16, 1855, Treaty of Hellgate.
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Flathead Indian Reservation | |
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Coordinates: 47°29′59″N 114°16′46″W | |
Tribe | Confederated Salish and Kootenai |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Counties | Flathead Lake Missoula Sanders |
Established | 1855 |
Headquarters | Pablo |
Government | |
• Body | Tribal Council |
• Chairman | Michael Dolson |
• Vice-Chairman | Tom McDonald |
Area | |
• Total | 5,020 km2 (1,938 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 29,218 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Website | cskt.org |
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It has land in four of Montana's counties: Lake, Sanders, Missoula, and Flathead, and controls most of Flathead Lake.[3] The Flathead Indian Reservation, west of the Continental Divide, consists of 1,938 square miles (5,020 km2) (1,317,000 acres (533,000 ha)) of forested mountains and valleys.[4]