The Montana legislature took up the issue of the CSKT water rights compact yesterday. Hundreds of people, both for and against the compact, showed up for the hearings in Helena.
A long-awaited draft agreement over water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the State of Montana and the United States of America was released on Thursday.
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Ravalli County opposes a plan by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to put 58 acres of tribally owned land into federal trust, saying it will lose $808 in annual property taxes.