Flathead Irrigation News Today

The tribal election was held Dec. 18 and certified on Dec. 22. Friday’s meeting was the first quarterly held with the public present in nearly two years.

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Corin Cates-Carney is the news director at Montana Public Radio. He joined MTPR in 2015 and is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism.

2:06 The CSKT Tribal Council unanimously approved a resolution ratifying the compact, making it official following its passage through Congress last week.   “We have several years to implement this, and we have a lot of work to do with the rebuilding of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project and the assumption of the National Bison Range,” CSKT Chairwoman Shelly Fyant said.    Under the compact, the federal government will provide the tribes with $90 million annually over the next 10 yea...