NFL History: CSKT member Nick Lasso and the Oorong Indian football team were a crowd favorite in 1922-1923
One of the earliest and most colorful football characters, though largely forgotten, marked the association between and the NFL and the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). Tribal member Nick Lassa played guard in the NFL in 1922 and 1923
International Towers expands broadband service on the Flathead Reservation
High-speed internet access, or broadband, is critical to economic opportunity, job creation, education, and civic engagement. In urban areas, 97 percent of Americans have access to high-speed fixed service. Compare that to rural areas where that number falls to 65
The evolution of S&K Technologies continues
Started in 1997, S&K Technologies (SKT) was originally a division of S&K Electronics (which is still active and doing well) and later spun into a company in 1999. The focus was to utilize the SBA 8(a) program to provide a
A Summer of Non-Events Reflected
Baseball is not really baseball without a stadium hot dog, very few high school seniors went through a graduation ceremony, my six-year-old had a “Zoom Birthday” party, locally we did not have Powwows nor the county fairs, and the SKT
Built in the image of our Shareholder
Our Shareholder, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), understand what it means to overcome challenges. Diseases like smallpox, influenza, and measles killed hundreds of our members and separated families. Changes in climate have altered the fish, wildlife, and plant
Path of a Warrior: The Story of Native American Boxing Champion Marvin Camel
The Salish and Kootenai Veteran Warrior Society says that our people have an innate need to protect ourselves, our people, and our way of life. Today, the term warrior has many meanings, most of which characterize our veterans that fight for
S&K Logistics Services Signs Service Pact with Honeywell International
Military readiness is set to improve under a new service agreement between S&K Logistics Services and Honeywell International, Inc.. Signed in November, 2019, by John Sims, S&K Logistics Services President, and Jim Currier, Honeywell Aerospace President, the agreement will give
Moab UMTRA Project Celebrates 10-Million-Ton Shipping Milestone
In October, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project celebrated reaching 10 million tons of mill tailings shipped from the project’s Moab, Utah site to its engineered disposal cell in Crescent Junction, Utah. The project team hosted a
S&K Logistics Services signs International Distribution Agreement for Insta ILS products
Insta ILS from Finland and S&K Logistics Services from Georgia, USA, have made a Distribution Agreement for marketing and sales of Insta ILS products and services on mutually agreed territories and customers. The main products are the Insta Pilot Breath
CSKT River Honoring an educational and fun event for kids
The Flathead Watershed is a major tributary and headwaters to the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest. This unique watershed area has been home to the Salish and Kootenai people at least 10,000 years, possibly longer. Before the construction of
