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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. | ||
After several requests were | After several requests were made delegations from the tribe, the Catholics established a mission among the Flatheads in the Bitter Root Valley in the 1840s. That mission, called St. Mary's, closed in 1849, but another mission known as St. Ignatius was established in 1854.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia</ref> | ||
Although Victor, the head chief of the Flathead, signed the Hellgate Treaty in 1855, the Flathead Tribe was allowed to remain in Bitter Root Valley until further surveys were made to determine if there was a better place for a reservation for the tribe, rather than assigning them to the Jocko Reservation.<ref>[http://www.cskt.org/documents/gov/helgatetreaty.pdf Treaty of Hellgate], Treaty of July 16, 1855, 12 Stat. 975, Ratified March 8, 1859.</ref> | Although Victor, the head chief of the Flathead, signed the Hellgate Treaty in 1855, the Flathead Tribe was allowed to remain in Bitter Root Valley until further surveys were made to determine if there was a better place for a reservation for the tribe, rather than assigning them to the Jocko Reservation.<ref>[http://www.cskt.org/documents/gov/helgatetreaty.pdf Treaty of Hellgate], Treaty of July 16, 1855, 12 Stat. 975, Ratified March 8, 1859.</ref> | ||
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*'''1853:''' United States terminated its relationship with the sovereign nations of Flathead by the U.S. Congress under House Concurrent Resolution 108. | *'''1853:''' United States terminated its relationship with the sovereign nations of Flathead by the U.S. Congress under House Concurrent Resolution 108. | ||
*'''1854:''' St. Ignatius Mission established on the Jocko River | *'''1854:''' St. Ignatius Mission established on the Jocko River | ||
* | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855]October 17, Territory of Nebraska, Treaty with the Blackfeet | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/fla0722.htm 1855] July 16, at Hell Gate in Bitter Root Valley,Treaty with Flatheads Etc.,land in Montana and Idaho was ceded. | |||
*'''1864-80:''' The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the [[Montana_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Montana Superintendency]] | |||
*'''1872:''' Ceded additional land | *'''1872:''' Ceded additional land | ||
*'''1890-1891:''' Removed from Bitter Root Valley to Jocko Reservation | *'''1890-1891:''' Removed from Bitter Root Valley to [[Jocko_Indian_Reservation_(Montana)|Jocko Reservation]] | ||
==== 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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The reservation includes land in Flathead, Lake, Missoula, and Sanders Counties in Montana | The reservation includes land in Flathead, Lake, Missoula, and Sanders Counties in Montana | ||
==== Superintendencies ==== | ==== Superintendencies ==== | ||
[[ | [[Montana Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Montana Superintendency]] | ||
[[ | [[Oregon Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Oregon Superintendency]] | ||
[[ | [[Washington Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Washington Superintendency]] | ||
[[ | [[Idaho Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Idaho Superintendency]] | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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Treaties to which the Flathead Indians were a part were: | Treaties to which the Flathead Indians were a part were: | ||
* | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855]October 17, Territory of Nebraska, Treaty with the Blackfeet | ||
* | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/fla0722.htm 1855] July 16, at Hell Gate in Bitter Root Valley,Treaty with Flatheads Etc., | ||
==== Tribal Office Records ==== | ==== Tribal Office Records ==== | ||