Kalispel: Pend Oreille River pike thinning continues - The official crackdown on invasive northern pike in the Pend Oreille River behind Box Canyon is in its last stages for this season. A late-April survey indicated gillnets deployed by the Kalispel Tribe and Washington Fish and Wildlife Department were shy of a goal to remove 5,700 pike this spring from the 55-mile stretch of river downstream from Newport.

Spokane-Kalispel: Decision on Spokane’s Proposed Casino/Economic Development Project Coming Soon - The Spokane Tribe is proposing a major economic development on their ancestral homelands, off the current reservation but land acquired in trust in 2003. The biggest controversy pits two tribes against each other, the Spokane Tribe and the Kalispel Tribe. They call themselves “sister tribes” and many members of each tribe have relatives married to members of the other tribe. Each says it wishes the other tribe well and wishes for peace and prosperity for the other.

Kalispel: Tribe Hosts Historic Olympic Trials - Boxing fans have the chance to witness history at the first U.S. Olympic Team Trials for women’s boxing, being held this week at the Kalispel’s Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, just outside of Spokane.

Kalispel: Tribe Honors Olympic Hopefuls with a Culturally Significant Award - Limited-edition canoe plaque to be given to boxers at US Olympic Team Trials. The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is honored to create the historic award USA Boxing will present each weight class champion at the US Olympic Team Trials for Women?s Boxing. The Tribe is proud to participate in recognizing these athletes as they move forward to represent the United States in London as women's boxing makes its Olympic debut.

Kalispel: Kalispels look to expand Fatburger franchise here - The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is looking to expand its Fatburger franchise, starting with an outlet in Spokane. Representatives of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority met recently with city planners to look into opening a Fatbuger restaurant...on the North Side, says Michael Wiprud, the authority's executive director of project planning and development.

Kalispel: Heart of the Bitterroot - The Heart of the Bitterroot: Voices of Salish and Pend d'Oreille Women project honors the indigenous songs and stories of the Pend d'Oreille Women. The album was envisioned and produced by Salish educator Julie Cajune. Heart of the Bitterroot narrates the stories of four American Indian women of Salish and Pend d’Oreille origin. Jennifer Greene wrote the stories. She is a Salish/Chippewa-Cree poet who won the North American Native Authors Poetry Award. Her mesmerizing stories are narrated by Joanne Bigcrane and are accompanied by traditional American Indian songs and evocative music. "Indian women are either the most invisible people in the American mind or the most poorly represented, in mainstream media, in film and in books," says Cajune . "There’s a huge misunderstanding of the role American Indian women played in their families and communities and the kinds of human beings they were. I don’t think these kinds of stories about Indian women are well known. I wanted young women today to realize that this is a remarkable legacy, the traditions of women."

Kalispel: Calling all northern pike anglers (scroll down) - Fish and Wildlife is concerned about the spread of northern pike in Washington waters and is preparing for a spring assault to halt the advance of the voracious, non-native fish toward the Columbia River. Biological surveys conducted in conjunction with the Kalispel Tribe and Eastern Washington University reveal a dramatic decline in native minnows, largemouth bass, yellow perch and other fish species that inhabit the 55-mile Box Canyon Reservoir.

Kalispel: Wash. state agency targeting northern pike - Studies conducted with the Kalispel Tribe and Eastern Washington University show a dramatic decline in native minnows, largemouth bass, yellow perch and other fish species that inhabit the 55-mile Box Canyon Reservoir.

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