OTTAWA – Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) congratulates PremierDoug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party on a successful campaign victory in the Ontario provincial election.
TI is optimistic the Progressive Conservative party is committed to addressing serious issues such as homelessness and housing, low-income individuals and families, healthcare and childcare, all issues that affect the urban Inuit population will remain a priority. However, we are disappointed with the lack of specific commitments to the urban Inuit population or in fact, the Indigenous population at large.
It is disheartening to see any serious conversations or acknowledgment related to Indigenous issues in Ontario from any of the political parties. There was optimism as Canada and the provinces created and supported a pathway to true reconciliation with Indigenous peoples through the creation of a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. We are concerned with the absence of commitment related to Indigenous-specific issues that are critical in creating safe and equitable access to programs and support.
With this newly elected government, TI remains optimistic that through our existing relationships with the Ontario Progressive Conservative Partythat the growing population of urban Inuit will be supported and provided opportunity to thrive in urban Ontario. Ontario continues to experience a boom in the number of Inuit relocating to the province and the needs of TI to provide Inuit-specific programming are seeing the highest demand in our 35-year history.
TI continues to deliver Inuit-specific programming that will provide the greatest benefit to the urban Inuit community in the areas of food security, violence against women, housing and homelessness, human trafficking, employment, and family well-being.
We look forward to working with the Progressive Conservative Party and building towards a strong future for the growing population of urban Inuit in Ontario.
Participants attend a Reclaiming My Language course in Lower Nicola.
Hello,
The deadline for Reclaiming My Language, a course for silent speakers, is extended to June 30!
Apply today for the opportunity to receive course materials and up to $25,000 in funding to deliver this 10-week course for silent speakers.
Do you know someone who understands their B.C. First Nations language but does not speak it?
There are many kinds of silent speakers such as those who know and understand their language, but do not speak it, or those who spoke their language before attending residential school. This course assists silent speakers to reclaim their language and begin speaking again.
Course Information: For details about the course and to access the online application form, click here.
If you are interested in this program for your language, FPCC staff are available to assist with the application process and offer ongoing support. Please contact Thea at rml@fpcc.ca.
The Indigenous Business Award honours Indigenous business excellence in BC. The program invites entrepreneurs, businesses, educational and financial institutions, professional services, social enterprises, First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities to submit nominations for this prestigious award.NOMINATIONS OPEN JUN 1 – JUN 30
The Fulmer Award in First Nations Art celebrates artistic excellence in both traditional, contemporary or media art. It is designed for artists from BC First Nations who have demonstrated a commitment to their art practice, accumulated a body of work and are recognized in their communities as artists.NOMINATIONS OPEN JUN 1 – JUL 7
The Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design recognizes excellence amongst artists who, through their creativity, contribute to the cultural economy of the province. Artists and designers whose work has a practical or functional application may be considered for this award.NOMINATIONS OPEN JUN 1 – JUL 14
The British Columbia Reconciliation Award recognizes individuals, groups and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering Truth and Reconciliation in the Province of British Columbia; and/or inspired others to do so.NOMINATIONS OPEN NOV 15 – JAN 15
The Community Award recognizes British Columbians who have made a significant contribution to their communities. The program celebrates individuals who raise the quality and character of their community and shine as examples of dedication, excellence and service.NOMINATIONS OPEN DEC 1 – JAN 31
Multimedia works from emerging and established artists represent the largest collection of paintings ever exhibited at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
VANCOUVER, BC — Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel from June 15, 2022–March 19, 2023. Curated by artist and muralist Xémontalót Carrielynn Victor (Stó:lō), True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel examines the artistic practice of 10 Northwest Coast Indigenous artists, whose expanding boundaries and embracing of contemporary styles and techniques are informed by personal and collective traditions of form, story, and place. The group exhibition explores a spectrum of colour palettes – from bright neons to muted ochres – and features painting on a variety of mediums, including canvas, wood, paper, sculptural forms, traditional basketry, as well as digital creations.
“This exhibition offers a compelling perspective into the artistic process of many Indigenous painters from across the Northwest Coast,” says Victor. “Indigenous artists have historically and persistently seized any new tools at hand as a means of expression, moving forward in their practice from a place of history, tradition, and storytelling. Through the preservation of culture and principles of traditional form, artists use these grounding elements as a springboard to take their art expression further. Through the examination of process, quality, colour, and transformation, visitors are welcomed to explore new approaches, ideas, and innovations in painting that are place-based and story-rich.”
The exhibition’s subtitle – stímetstexw tel xéltel – was chosen with assistance from artist and language keeper, Thomas Jones, in the Upriver Stahlo, Halq’emeylemqel dialect. Translated as “Keeping the pencil moving forward,” the subtitle offers an essential and complementary element to the exhibition’s theme of moving forward from a place of history and tradition.
True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel features a striking collection of works from many emerging and established painters from across the Northwest Coast, inspired by contemporary issues, urban environments, and ancestral stories. Contributing artists include Atheana Picha, Corey Bulpitt, Crystal Worl, Eliot White-Hill, Luke Parnell, Ocean Hyland, Robert Davidson, Shawn Hunt, Steve Smith, and Thomas Jones.
Of particular interest, is the premiere of a new work from Eliot White-Hill (Snuneymuxw), which centres on Snuneymuxw stories, representing an intrinsic and universal understanding of connection to home and place. In his large figurative paintings, Shawn Hunt embraces ancient Trickster narratives, showcasing themes of transformation and multiple dimensions within one plane of existence.
Numerous artists continue to embrace innovative processes of creation, including digital media. Haida artist Corey Bulpitt showcases his signature combination of urban street style and contemporary issues with Haida storytelling in a live spray paint work created in the gallery as part of the exhibition, with the process recorded and later displayed alongside the finished work. Luke Parnell (Nisga’a/Haida) continues to explore new ideas of perspective and colour through digital sketching. For this exhibition, he will combine his physical painting, The Drums are Sounding, with a short animated film of the creation process.
Other artists challenge their technique and the viewer’s interpretation through unconventional forms. Steve Smith (Kwakwaka’wakw) wraps his formline painting around smooth wooden vessels, while Robert Davidson (Haida) shares a contemporary painting on a traditional spruce root hat.
A series of ancillary events will support True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel and deepen visitors’ understanding of the cultural meaning of painting in relationship to place and connection, including a panel discussion, artist talks, painting workshops, and exhibition tours. Public programs will be offered both in-person and online to reach audiences across the Northwest Coast and beyond.
Admission information and a full list of events and registration details at: billreidgallery.ca
Xémontalót Carrielynn Victor was born and raised in S’olh Temexw and nurtured by many parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. As an artist and muralist, she is focused on maintaining Coast Salish design principles, while utilizing modern tools and mediums. Her work revolves around protection, preservation and conservation of culture and the landscape. In addition to her murals, paintings, and illustrations for scientific reports and children’s books, she is also a plant practitioner and Manager of Cheam First Nation’s Environmental Consultancy.
Bill Reid Gallery gratefully acknowledges the support of the following exhibition partners:
BC Arts Council
Province of BC
City of Vancouver
Deux Mille Foundation
About Bill Reid Gallery (billreidgallery.ca) The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is a public gallery nestled in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It was named after acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998), a master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, broadcaster, and spokesman.
Since opening in May 2008, the Bill Reid Gallery has remained the only public gallery in Canada devoted to contemporary Indigenous art of the Northwest Coast, and is home to the Simon Fraser University Bill Reid Art Collection, as well as special exhibitions of contemporary Indigenous art of the Northwest Coast of North America. Through his art, Bill Reid continues to inspire emerging and established contemporary Indigenous artists. His legacies include infusing the art traditions of the Haida with modern forms of expression, influencing the next generation of artists, and building lasting bridges between First Nations and other peoples.
The Bill Reid Gallery offers public programs including artist talks and artist-led workshops which provide a greater awareness and appreciation of Indigenous values and cultures. Find public programs atbillreidgallery.ca.
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is an initiative of the Bill Reid Foundation. Established in 1999 as a non-profit charitable organization, the Foundation’s mission is to preserve the art and perpetuate the legacies of Bill Reid.
LISTING INFORMATION
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel
Dates:
June 15, 2022 – March 19, 2023
Hours:
Monday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm (May to September) Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm (October to April)
Address:
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art 639 Hornby Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2G3
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) and researchers at Yukon University are working in collaboration to address the effects of climate change thanks to a multi-year research project that will assess the vulnerability of the CAFN Traditional Territory to climate change and permafrost thaw.
Today, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, announced $429,028 in funding for the project through the Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program. He was joined by CAFN Chief Steve Smith, Dr. Lesley Brown, President and Vice-Chancellor, Yukon University, and Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, at an event at Yukon’s NorthLight Innovation Centre.
Led by Dr. Fabrice Calmels, Research Chair with YukonU Research Centre’sPermafrost and Geoscience research program, the projectwill study permafrost occurrence, characteristics, vulnerability to thaw, and the resulting impacts, based on priorities identified by the CAFN government. The Permafrost and Geoscience research program works closely with the community on research-based activities while learning about CAFN values, supporting cross-cultural awareness in research.
Permafrost thaw across the North and Arctic is destabilizing landscapes and infrastructure, affecting the health of lakes, rivers, fish, wildlife and traditional food sources. Data and results from this project will be available online through maps and storyboards to illustrate how the landscape potentially changes as permafrost thaws. This virtual platform will be accessible to community members and decision-makers and will help inform the planning and development of adaptive strategies.
The Government of Canada is investing in Indigenous-led and delivered solutions to help Indigenous and Northern communities adapt to the impacts of climate change in the North. The Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program supports Indigenous and northern communities and governments in increasing their capacity to adapt to climate change effects. Through community-led funding, the program helps build more climate-resilient communities across the North and Arctic.
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“Indigenous and northern communities know their lands and waters better than anyone and they are seeing the changes occurring in the natural environment as a result of climate change—and they are taking action. This project will play an important role in supporting the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in better understanding the effects posed by permafrost thaw. It will also help support innovation, knowledge sharing and build community resilience as we keep working toward our climate goals. Our government will continue to support communities in developing and implementing locally led innovative solutions to climate change, and ensure that they have the tools they need to both lead on and adapt to the changing land and environment.”
The Honourable Daniel Vandal, P.C., M.P. Minister of Northern Affairs
“Yukon University is grateful for this funding from Government of Canada so that we can work in partnership with the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations to address the impacts of permafrost thaw on their Traditional Territory. YukonU’s research programs are committed to exploring real-world issues that support our partners to build a more resilient North through our research expertise.”
Dr. Lesley Brown, President and Vice-Chancellor Yukon University
“Shadhäla Äshèyi yè Kwädän (Champagne and Aishihik First Nations) is glad to continue this partnership to monitor and learn in places we are observing change in Däkeyí (our country). Our dän (people) are deeply connected to the land and carry a wealth of knowledge over many generations. We are taking an active role in monitoring and adapting to climate change as we are very concerned about its impacts on our country and people. This project is one important way we continue to care for the land, water and animals.” Kaaxnox, Dän Nätthe Äda (Chief Steve Smith)
“Here in the Yukon, we see the impacts of climate change first-hand. It’s affecting infrastructure, wildlife, our lands and waters, and our well-being. Indigenous partners and communities are working hard to adapt and mitigate the impacts and this funding will enable local communities to better understand the effects and strengthen capacity in permafrost monitoring.”
Lakehead University will launch its new Anishinaabe Kendaasiwin Institute (AKI) on Monday, May 30, which is hosting the Telling Our Stories: Indigenous Self-Determination in Data and Research, a regional Native American and Indigenous Studies Association conference.
In Anishinaabemowin, Anishinaabe Kendaasiwin loosely translates to Anishnaabe knowledge systems. Anishinaabe Kendaasiwin is a wholistic and robust knowledge system that promotes mino-bimaadiziwin (the good life) which includes good relationships with the rest of creation.
The Telling Our Stories: Indigenous Self-Determination in Data and Research conference will discuss Indigenous data, meaning any information and knowledge about an Indigenous person, community, territory, or nation, including information about the relationship with non-human beings, administrative, census, health, social, commercial, and corporate data, and traditional and cultural information such as stories.
Indigenous data and the ways it is collected and interpreted are an integral part of Indigenous self-determination.
Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars are attending as well as community members.
Media are invited to interview Dr. Lana Ray, AKI’s Director, by attending the following:
EVENT
Launch of the Anishinaabe KendaasiwinInstitute
When
Monday, May 30 – 11 am
Where
Indigenous Student Centre – UC 1007 – near the Agora/Security
To begin, imagineNATIVE is opening up the archives! Each Friday in June imagineNATIVE will present several award-winning films to enjoy including Indigenous-made classics such as Angry Inuk by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Sembradoras de vida (Mothers of the Land) by Alvaro Sarmiento and Diego Sarmiento, and Boy by Taika Waititi. We will be closing out with a retrospective screening and artist talk from our iNOriginals collection. All films will be available to watch online for one week
Every Sunday, as part of a special commissioning project entitled FLOW, imagineNATIVE will be releasing the works of six Indigenous artists who have created audio works that connect distant listeners to bodies of water through sonic storytelling. This special project funded by the Canada Council for the Arts features newly commissioned works by Casey Koyczan, Laura Ortman, Marc Fussing Rosbach, Pamela Palmater, Suzanne Morrissette and Tom McLeod. Meditating on sites such as lakes, rivers, bays, glaciers, ponds, and seas, these unique works use sound to explore ancestral ontologies at the intersections of water, geographies, and Indigenous bodies.
As we move into the end of the month, imagineNATIVE will be hosting the second iteration of LAND JAM, our very own Indigenous game jam. LAND JAM will take place over 5 days, from Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26. Much like a hack-a-thon, Indigenous creatives will team up to make original works from scratch. Make friends, get creative, and win prizes! Register by filling out this form by June 10
imagineNATIVE is also excited to announce a special partnership with support from Cineplex, featuring a co-presentation of two Indigenous films in cinema, Portraits from a Fire, directed by Trevor Mack and Kayak to Klemtu directed by Zoe Hopkins. Over the course of the month of June these films can be enjoyed in 20 select theatres across Canada. Additionally, these films can be enjoyed online, along with a special curated playlist of Indigenous films available through the Cineplex Store. To further support this initiative please visit a Cineplex Entertainment venue near you on June 21, 2022 as $1 for every purchase will be dedicated to imagineNATIVE!
imagineNATIVE announces an expanded hybrid presentation for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
The 23rd Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will welcome artists and audiences back to Toronto/Tkaronto for IN-PERSON screenings and events October 18 – 23, 2022. imagineNATIVE will then present the Festival ONLINE from October 24 – 30, 2022 to ensure they connect with those who aren’t yet able to attend in-person offerings.
The 2022 Festival will invite everyone to gather on the same ground in a celebration of current and contemporary Indigenous artistic works. Each year the Festival presentsfilm, digital + interactive media, audio works, exhibitions, and live performances. imagineNATIVE is thrilled to congruently present a series of artist talks, keynotes, panels, pitches, and other timely conversations as part of the Festival’s Industry Days series, an accumulation of presentations and work by the imagineNATIVE Institute. The 2022 presentation of Industry Days will continue to build on imagineNATIVE’s efforts as an organization to focus on and bolster narrative sovereignty within the film and media arts industry.
“imagineNATIVE has always been well-loved and supported by filmmakers, artists, audiences, funders, sponsors and many others. It has been a tremendous couple of years full of challenges, adjustments, and opportunities, and we have felt that love and support, and have truly appreciated it,” said Naomi Johnson, Executive Director of imagineNATIVE. “For those able to attend in-person, I know I speak for our Festival 2022 team when I say we cannot wait to see you once more. For those who can’t make it just yet, we haven’t forgotten you. We’ll do our best to make sure you can have a piece of the Festival with you in your home.”
Programming and ticket details for the 23rd annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will be announced in the coming months. Submissions for the Festival are now open until TODAY at 11:59 PM ET. For further information on qualifiers for submitting to the Festival, please visit here.
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is the world’s largest Indigenous festival showcasing film, video, audio, and digital + interactive media made by Indigenous screen-content creators. The Festival presents compelling and distinctive works from Canada and around the globe, reflecting the diversity of Indigenous nations and illustrating the vitality and dynamism of Indigenous arts, perspectives, and cultures in contemporary media.
Immersive multimedia exhibition features avatars, video, installation, and a carefully tended garden to reflect on the use of technology in our everyday lives
The Polygon Gallery presents Ghosts of the Machine from June 3– August 14, 2022, a new group exhibition by curator Elliott Ramsey that looks at the relationships between humans, technology, and ecology. Ghosts of the Machine features a new commission by Cease Wyss (Skwxwú7mesh), in addition to works by Ho Tzu Nyen, Juliana Huxtable, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Lu Yang, Skawennati, and Santiago Tamayo Soler.
“The term ‘ghost in the machine’ refers to the mind-body duality: the idea of the ‘mind’ as software inhabiting the ‘body’ as hardware,” says Ramsey, who curated Interior Infinite at The Polygon last summer. “Such binaries aren’t real. The mind doesn’t exist without the body. The same can be said about technology. We try to split the ‘virtual world’ from the ‘real world,’ but virtual spaces rely on material hardware — with ecological implications — and are experienced physically. Similarly, we have real social and political interactions on digital platforms. We can’t constrain reality into ‘real’ and ‘virtual;’ we end up sliding across these boundaries like ghosts through walls.”
The exhibition features artists who use technology to push the limits of the medium and speak to their lived and embodied experiences. Ramsey challenges the escapist ethos of digital technology in order to the highlight the ways it can offer insights about our material, social, and environmental conditions.
Cease Wyss’s new commission is a garden project inside the gallery. Wyss will tend to the plants throughout the exhibition as a durational performance and installation. Featured prominently in the garden will be an augmented reality experience by the artist and award-winning producer Tracey Kim Bonneau (Syilx). Wyss and Bonneau are
both members of Indigenous Matriarchs 4 (IM4), a lab dedicated to helping Indigenous communities incorporate virtual and augmented reality into educational, cultural, and commercial applications.
Singapore’s Ho Tzu Nyen’s No Man II is an installation work that features a projection on a two-way mirror with multi-channel surround sound, bringing the viewer into close proximity with dozens of avatars — human, beast, and hybrid — who quote John Donne’s “No Man Is an Island,” reminding us of the interconnectedness of all things.
New York-based artist, poet, and DJ Juliana Huxtable bridges internet subcultures and performance through her self-portraiture, posing in her work ARI 1 as a trans-species entity to embody the fluidity and instability of our contemporary online spheres.
Berlin-based Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s Ziggy and the Starfish will feature an interactive sculpture that is modelled after cresting waves and is covered in blue shag carpet. Furnished with bean bags and pillows, the structure creates a small theatre where visitors can watch otherworldly sea animals seduce one another.
Lu Yang’s Doku: Digital Alaya series speaks to how avatars embody slippage, signalling the relationships between human, nonhuman, and cyborg life. The Shanghai-based, rising international art star’s work was last seen at The Polygon’s fall 2020 exhibition Third Realm.
Skawennati’s bold, bright machinimagraphs — images captured in virtual scenarios — showcase her dimension defying avatar created in Second Life. The Montreal-based artist uses virtual environments as a tool to make work that addresses history, the future, and change from an Indigenous perspective.
Santiago Tamayo Soler creates pixelated universes home to Latin American, immigrant, queer stories of a radical futuristic fantasy. The Montreal-based artist’s work Retornar weaves together a parable of queer avatars and an earth in crisis.
Public programming related to the exhibition will take place on Thursday evenings throughout the summer. Two short film programs will be screened, in addition to VR experiences curated and programmed by IM4. Wyss and her daughter, Senaqwila Wyss, will host talks and nature walks in Harmony Gardens, their community gardens located on unceded Skwxwú7mesh lands. For more information about the exhibition, visit thepolygon.ca/exhibition/ghosts-of-the-machine.
Treaty 1 Territory – Yesterday, the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that the government of the province of Manitoba discriminates against First Nations children in the provincial Child and Family Services (CFS) system, and that its attempt to absolve itself of liability for holding back the federal Children Special Allowance (CSA) of over $334 million from children and youth in care was unlawful and constitutionally invalid.
Chief Cornell McLean, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Acting Grand Chief, said, “This is a critically important victory for the most vulnerable people in society: our First Nation children. The participation of the AMC, in this case, is directly reflective of the leadership and commitment of the Chiefs in Manitoba to continue to advocate strongly for our children. Yesterday’s ruling sends a strong message that Manitoba can no longer treat First Nations children as commodities. Over the years, there has been a consistent increase in the number of children apprehended and placed into CFS care, and the more children in care, the more Manitoba was able to capture their CSA. The result was the provision of less than adequate supports for First Nations children that would ensure an equitable life.”
The AMC’s position was supported by a number of supporting affidavits from leaders, and Elders and knowledge keepers, including from AMC Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias, and Black River First Nation Chief Sheldon Kent. Consistent with the submissions of the AMC, the Court found the CSA clawback had a very overwhelmingly disproportionate and discriminatory “adverse impact” on First Nation children in care. It expressly relied on the evidence of the First Nation Family Advocate Office of AMC that First Nation children in care are more likely to live in poverty, suffer poor educational outcomes and be overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
“I am very pleased that the Court found the CSA policy implemented by Manitoba infringes section 15 of the Charter. Going forward from this ruling, I want to see equitable funding provided for our children and youth in care so that they get the resources needed to assist them in life moving forward. First Nations children deserve a fair chance as other youth,” stated Chief Sheldon Kent.
“This ruling has been a long time coming. It is one step toward holding Manitoba accountable for its actions that specifically target First Nations children. Our children are sacred, and we will continue to advocate and continue challenging these systems that have failed our families and children,” stated Chief David Monias, Pimicikamak Cree Nation.
As part of the conclusion of the decision, the Court stated that “it [was] a violation of s. 15(1) [of the Charter] by Manitoba to preclude children in care from receiving the CSA Benefits and then enacting s. 231 of BITSA to make the CSA Policy law in Manitoba.”
Acting Grand Chief McLean concluded, “It is clear that the provincial system does not serve the best interest of our children, and as a result, our families and Nations. The AMC has been consistent and clear since its inception and the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative: the provincial system must go and be replaced by one under First Nations’ jurisdiction. It is clear that both the former NDP government that instituted the CSA policy and the current Conservative government that tried to legislate it and prevent any recourse were acting contrary to the Charter. The government and its policies have manipulated the approach and intent of devolution of the provincial CFS system. I urge the current Conservative government to honour the decision and immediately settle the outstanding remedies, and not appeal the decision. We also call on all provincial parties to declare they will work with the AMC and First Nations in Manitoba to finally complete devolution in order to create a system under First Nations jurisdiction and laws.”
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, May 21, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams will join the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and community members for a celebration of the Bison Range restoration. The Secretary will deliver remarks to commemorate the milestone.
The Department previously announced the return of all lands comprising the National Bison Range, approximately 18,800 acres, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana.
WHAT: Community celebration to commemorate restoration of National Bison Range
WHEN: Saturday, May 21 from 4:00 – 5:30 PM MT
WHERE: Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT
RSVP: Credentialed members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to Shane Morigeau, Deputy Executive Officer for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, who can be reached at (406) 546-4290 or at shane.morigeau@cskt.org.
