Flathead Indian Reservation

Flathead Indian Reservation
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
View northeastward across Hungry Horse Reservoir onto the Flathead Range, Montana
View northeastward across Hungry Horse Reservoir onto the Flathead Range, Montana
Flag of Flathead Indian Reservation
Location in Montana
Location in Montana
Coordinates: 47°29′59″N 114°16′46″W / 47.49972°N 114.27944°W / 47.49972; -114.27944
TribeConfederated Salish and Kootenai
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountiesFlathead
Lake
Missoula
Sanders
Established1855
HeadquartersPablo
Government
 • BodyTribal Council
 • ChairmanMichael Dolson
 • Vice-ChairmanTom McDonald
Area
 • Total5,020 km2 (1,938 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total29,218
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Websitecskt.org

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, often referred to as the Flathead Nation, or simply Flathead or by its official acronym C.S.K.T., was created through the July 16, 1855, Treaty of Hellgate.

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]

  1. ^ "Government – Tribal Council". Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. "My Tribal Area". United States Census Bureau.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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