Founder of Salish Kootenai College remembered for contributions to community
Many flags across the Flathead Reservation are flying at half-mast in honor of Joe McDonald, a visionary educator and tribal leader who died Thursday, Dec. 14. The founder of Salish Kootenai College was 92.
“Joe’s life of 90 years established him as an icon of the Tribes and an educational leader in Indian Country,” read a statement from the Tribal Council. “We send our prayers of comfort to his surviving family, Tim, Tracie, Tom, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and his countless relatives and many friends.”
A public service and celebration of his life will be held Jan. 17, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at the St. Ignatius Catholic Church in St. Ignatius. Following the service, a Celebration of Life luncheon will be held at the Salish Kootenai College Gym (the Joe) in Pablo.
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