CSKT tribal leaders ratify water compact
A male bison at the National Bison Range in Moiese. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe recently ratified a water compact agreement which gives the tribe control of the Range. (Scott Shindledecker/Valley Press)
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ratified their water compact with the state on Tuesday, ending a decades-long process to settle water right claims affecting a huge swath of Montana’s irrigated land.
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