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Longtime CSKT tribal judge Winona Tanner dies courtesy photo and last updated 2021-07-03 20:07:08-04 (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal news release) PABLO, MT ¬ -- Winona Tanner, long time Chief Judge of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court and tribal employee for almost 40 years, passed away Friday. CSKT’s Tribal Council ordered that flags be flown at half-mast in her honor. Tanner began working at Tribal Legal Services in 1983. She also worked at the Tribal Prosecutors Office and Tribal Defenders Office. Tanner became chief judge in 2004 after her predecessor, L...

PABLO, Mont. - Chief Judge of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court, Winona Tanner passed away Friday. A release from CSKT says Tanner began working at Tribal Legal Services in 1983 and worked at the Tribal Prosecutors Office and Tribal Defenders Office. She was a tribal employee for almost 40 years. Tanner became chief judge in 2004 after her predecessor, Louise Burke, encouraged her to step up in the leadership role. "Everyone who ever worked with Winona behind the bench or appeared before her will miss her dedication, care and deep understanding of our community,” said CSK...

MT groups call for landmarks named after the president of the Confederacy to be changed By: John Riley and last updated 2021-05-10 21:10:07-04 HELENA — Several Montana landmarks are coming under scrutiny for being named after the man who led southern states against the United States of America during the Civil War. The Montana Racial Equity Project, the Montana Human Rights Network, Forward Montana Foundation, Mai Wah Society, Montana Wilderness Association, The Wilderness Society and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) jointly submitted a petition to the U...

HELENA, Mont. - Activist groups and the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) put forward a petition Tuesday to rename three Montana geographic sites currently named after Jefferson Davis, the former Confederated States of America president. The Montana Racial Equity Project, the Montana Human Rights Network, Forward Montana Foundation, Mai Wah Society, Montana Wilderness Association, The Wilderness Society and the CSKT sent the petition to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. They are asking the board to change the names of the following places listed in the petition: "Jeff Davis Peak," ...