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==== Brief History ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
The first recorded contact between the Flathead Tribe and non-Indian explorers occurred in 1806 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through what was later to become Montana. | |||
<br>In 1890, members of the Flathead Tribe were removed from the Bitter Root Valley to the Jocko Reservation, now known as the Flathead Reservation.<ref>'''Flathead Indians of Bitter Root Valley'''</ref> | |||
==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||
The principle reservation occupied by the Flathead Indians is currently called the Flathead Reservation, formerly known as the Jocko Reservation, because of its location on the Jocko River in northern Montana. | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band ==== | ||
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== Tribal Headquarters == | == Tribal Headquarters == | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
'''Correspondence and Census''' | '''Correspondence and Census''' | ||
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| 575799-800, 576464-471 | | 575799-800, 576464-471 | ||
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'''Removal Records''' | |||
Those who signed consents to be removed from the Bitter Root Valley to the Jocko Reservation in 1890 are included in a list taken from the book entitled Flathead Indians of Bitter Root Valley, also [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0020319 available online]. | |||
'''Treaties''' | '''Treaties''' | ||