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sčiyálmn spq̓niʔs, known as "The Buttercup Month," The Buttercup was said to be the first flower that bloomed in the Spring. A sign to the people, that soon the Bitterroots…
mgbluffMarch 28, 2024
In honor of Women’s History Month, we pause to shine a spotlight on the remarkable women within our Kalispel Tribal Public Safety team. These unsung heroes stand at the forefront,…
mgbluffFebruary 11, 2024
The end of “Skʷssús Spq̓niʔs” (January) was a cold and bad month with snow. At the beginning of “Čqʷosqn Spq̓niʔs”, Mothers would tell their children to go outside and say,…
laniathompsonJanuary 31, 2024
Our traditions and our language are what make the Kalispel people who we are today. The language ties us to the land, our relations, and our past. The Kalispel Language…
snenemaFebruary 9, 2021
June 28, 2017 Tribal youth went on a field trip to gather Camas bulbs, they left the CELC in a van and the tribal bus and rode north a couple…
verticldevJune 19, 2019
You recently returned from protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tell us about the time that you spent in Standing Rock. Warren, my baby brother, was there at my side most…
verticldevJune 19, 2019
West Valley City School in Spokane recently hosted three members of the KTI Cultural Department. Sixty middle school students from the project-based learning center listened as Francis and Wilma Cullooyah…
verticldevJune 19, 2019
Many Tribal Members are familiar with Chief Massaslaw and Massaslaw’s father Chief Victor. Chief Loyola, however, is much less talked about. Chief Loyola was one of the most influential chiefs…
verticldevJune 19, 2019
A recent discovery at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England proves be one of the oldest plateau dresses in existence. It was collected in 1841 by E.M. Hopkins of…
verticldevJune 19, 2019