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'''Alternate Names:''' Bitter Root Salish<br>'''Ancestral homeland:''' Western Montana and parts of northern Idaho, British Columbia, and Wyoming | '''Alternate Names:''' Bitter Root Salish<br>'''Ancestral homeland:''' Western Montana and parts of northern Idaho, British Columbia, and Wyoming | ||
== History | == History == | ||
The first recorded contact between the Flathead or Salish Tribe and non-Indian explorers occurred in 1806 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through what was later to become Montana. | The first recorded contact between the Flathead or Salish Tribe and non-Indian explorers occurred in 1806 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through what was later to become Montana. | ||
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The allotment of land to members of the Flathead Tribe was begun in 1904. Following that allotment, nearly 1/2 million acres passed out of tribal ownership as surplus land. | The allotment of land to members of the Flathead Tribe was begun in 1904. Following that allotment, nearly 1/2 million acres passed out of tribal ownership as surplus land. | ||
Brief Timeline | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
*'''1806:''' Lewis and Clark Expedition made contact with the tribe | *'''1806:''' Lewis and Clark Expedition made contact with the tribe | ||