Flathead Tribes

The Flathead were also known by the name Salish

Ancestral homeland: western Montana and northern Idaho

Brief Timeline

 * 1806: Lewis and Clark Expedition made contact with the tribe
 * 1840-1846: Jesuit missionary- Father Pierre Jean de Smet lived in the area
 * 1855: treaty ceded land in Montana and Idaho
 * 1872: ceded land

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Flathead tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Records
Correspondence and Census

Treaties


 * 1855 October 17, Territory of Nebraska, Treaty with the Blackfeet
 * 1855 July 16, at Hell Gate in Bitter Root Valley,Treaty with Flatheads Etc.,

Vital Records


 * Flathead Agency, M595, births and deaths, 1924-1934, FHL Film: 576469 and births and deaths, 1927-1937, FHL Film: 576471. FHL Film: 576468 also includes supplemental rolls of the Flathead (Montana) Agency

Important Web Sites

 * Flathead Indian Reservation Wikipedia