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Question 1

1. Where is the Flathead Indian Reservation, and which tribes live there today?

In eastern Montana, home to the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes
In western Montana between Missoula and Kalispell, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Bitterroot Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai peoples)
On the Canadian border, home only to the Blackfeet Nation
On an island in the middle of the Missouri River

Question 2

2. About how many enrolled CSKT tribal members are there, and how many live on or near the reservation?

About 500 enrolled members, with 100 living on the reservation
More than 50,000 enrolled members, and no one lives on the reservation
About 7,700–7,800 enrolled members, with around 5,000 tribal citizens living on or near the reservation
Exactly 1,000 enrolled members, all living far away in other states

Question 3

3. Which list best describes important parts of the CSKT economy today?

Only gold mining and skiing
Just tourism, with no other jobs
Only farming, with no forests or businesses
Forests and timber, a tribally owned hydroelectric dam (SKQ Dam), tourism, and tribally owned businesses like resorts and electronics companies

Question 4

4. Why is the (SKQ) Dam on the Flathead River especially important to CSKT?

It is owned only by the state of Montana, not the tribes.
In 2015, CSKT became the first tribal nation in the United States to own and operate a major hydroelectric facility there, giving them more control over energy from their own waters.
It makes only decorations and has nothing to do with electricity.
It was built only for tourists to walk across.

Question 5

5. What is Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, and what does it do?

A high school only for basketball players
A private school that teaches only art and music
A tribally controlled college that offers two- and four-year degrees and helps with language revitalization, cultural preservation, and workforce training
A zoo for buffalo and birds

Question 6

6. Which of these is a place on the Flathead Reservation where visitors can learn about CSKT history and culture?

Question 7

7. What happened to the former National Bison Range, and why is it important?

It was turned into a shopping mall.
It was closed forever and no one can visit it.
It moved to a different country.
It was restored to tribal ownership and management in 2020 and is now CSKT-managed tribal trust land, showing Indigenous stewardship and the return of homelands.

Question 8

8. What happens at the Arlee Celebration and Standing Arrow Powwow?

A quiet meeting with no music, dancing, or visitors
Large powwows with traditional and contemporary dances, drumming, contests, and encampments where visitors are welcome to attend respectfully
Only boat races on Flathead Lake
A car race with no cultural activities

Question 9

9. Which statement best describes the homelands of the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai peoples?

They are Indigenous to the northern Rocky Mountains and Columbia Plateau, with homelands across western Montana, northern Idaho, and eastern Washington.
They first came to Montana only in the last 50 years.
They have always lived only on a small island in the Pacific Ocean.
They started in New York City and moved west in the 1900s.

Question 10

10. Which statement best describes CSKT today?

CSKT no longer live on the reservation or manage any lands or waters.
CSKT shut down their schools and no longer speak their languages.
CSKT manage forests, wildlife, and water projects, operate the SKQ Dam, run schools and colleges, and lead language and cultural programs as an example of Indigenous stewardship and self-determination.
CSKT only appear in old history books and not in the present.

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