Haaland joins CSKT Bison Range celebration
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Tom McDonald, Tribal Council chairman for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, share the podium Saturday at Salish Kootenai College’s Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center in Pablo. (Courtesy of Tyler Cherry)
PABLO — A three-day community celebration filled with song, dance, speeches and community sharing marked the official return of management of the Bison Range at Moiese to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes last weekend, a move that includes the transfer of more than 18,000 acres into trust for the Tribes.
The history of the bison herd and the deep significance of the transfer was acknowledged by several speakers and visitors throughout the weekend, including CSKT Tribal Council Chairman Tom McDonald and several elders, U...
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