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
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

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