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SEPTEMBER 15, 2000

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana are seeking control of all water rights on the Flathead Reservation.

The tribes are negotiating with the state regarding a water rights compact. Their announcement came at a second meeting they had with the state.

The state had previously negotiated a compact with the Crow Tribe. The new administration appears to have invalidated that compact.

The state is also negotiating a compact with the tribes on the Fort Belknap Reservation.

Get the Story:
Tribes eye control over water rights (The Billings Gazette 9/15)

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