sx̣ʷeʔlí spq̓niʔs, means The Camas Month. History and information on what happened during The Camas Month: Camas were examined to see if it was the correct time to dig…
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speƛ̓m spq̓niʔs, known as “Bitterroot Month”. Bitterroot was dug before it bloomed. This was an important first foods of the people. History and information on what happened during Bitterroot…
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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…
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“K̓ʷsixʷ Spq̓niʔs” (The Geese’s Month), known as the spring month. This is the time that the geese are migrating back north from their vacation down south. History/Information on what…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Warren, my baby brother, was there at my side most the time. I was introduced to Standing Rock with the canoe paddle in September. My family and about fourteen others…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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