Talk:Flathead Indian Reservation

"Flathead Tribe"?
Is there such a thing as a "Flathead Tribe"? If not, why is the reservation called "Flathead"? Badagnani (talk) 22:52, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Nowhere in the article does it say "Flathead Tribe". The fifth link is to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation. Pfly (talk) 05:50, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

In fact, in more than one place the article refers to "the Flathead" as a group of people: "The Flathead would like to regain control of their reservation lands," e.g. The answer is that Lewis and Clark and other explorers called the Salish people the "Flathead" Indians possibly due to a misinterpreted hand sign for the tribe. The land became known as the Flathead Reservation after its creation in 1855 and the lake and an adjoining county bear these names as well. But no, there is no Flathead Tribe. Abaldwin59821 (talk) 15:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Language
A few days ago i drove through this beautiful area from the Glacier Nat'l Park to Missoula and noticed that there are many road signs written in a Native American language, along with English. Examples - the "Welcome to the Reservation" sign, bridge names, some town names, etc.

It would be great if this article would say:
 * What language is it.
 * When did these signs appear.
 * Whose initiative was it to put them up.
 * Who did the translation work - actual speakers or researchers of Native American languages from some university.
 * Is it a purely symbolic gesture or is there actually anyone who reads these languages and finds these signs useful.

Thanks! --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 08:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Don't you think that information, if so, would belong in the articles about the park and the language(s)? This article wouldn't include information about who decided to include English on the national park signs or why and what percentage of people can read English. Hyacinth (talk) 19:40, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

The signs aren't in the park. Amir is talking about the signage on the Flathead Reservation itself which is between Glacier NP and Missoula. The signs are in Kootenai heading south and in Salish heading north through the reservation. It would be appropriate for the respective Culture Committees to address this issue on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abaldwin59821 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 7 March 2013 (UTC) Abaldwin59821 (talk) 15:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Image: Map
It would be great if the image in this article where a map of the reservation, and/or a map showing its location in Montana, rather than one image of people from one group. Hyacinth (talk) 19:36, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps http://nris.mt.gov/gis/gisdatalib/mtmaps.aspx or http://mt.gov/discover/statemap.asp may provide a map we could use. Hyacinth (talk) 19:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I found one on Commons and added it with the infobox I've added. Pumpkin Sky   talk  13:31, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

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Flathead indian reservation
How is the land in the reservation. 72.36.18.24 (talk) 01:13, 16 January 2024 (UTC)