Salish & Kootenai Tribes

This land is the traditional territory of the Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Land acknowledgements are a way people insert awareness of Indigenous presence and land rights into everyday life, often at the beginning of ceremonies, lectures, or education guides. They can be an explicit yet limited way to recognize the history of colonialism and First Nations as well as the need for change in settler-colonial societies. A map associated with this subject is for educational purposes, is imperfect, and does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of Indigenous nations; for definitive boundaries, the nation should be contacted.

Montana · United States