A long time ago, fire belonged only to the animals in the land above, not to those on the earth below. Curlew, keeper of the sky world, guarded fire and kept it from the earth. Coyote, however, devised a clever plan to steal fire, aided by Grizzly Bear, Wren, Snake, Frog, Eagle, and Beaver. These brave and resourceful animal beings raided the land above and risked all to steal fire from Curlew.Beaver Steals Fire is an ancient and powerful tale springing from the hearts and experiences of the Salish people of Montana. Steeped in the rich and culturally vital storytelling tradition of...

We were wealthy from the water, Mitch Smallsalmon says, and like all the tribal elders, he speaks to our understanding of the natural world and the consequences of change. In this book the wisdom of the elders is passed on to the young as the story of the Jocko River, the home of the bull trout, unfolds for a group of schoolchildren on a field trip.
The Jocko River flows through the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. For thousands of years the Salish and Pend d Oreille Indians lived along its banks, finding food and medicine in its plants and fish, and in the game hunted...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Field Journal (or Snqeymintn, a place to write, in Salish) is a lavishly illustrated field notebook supplementing Bull Trout s Gift, the Tribes publication for young readers. Bull Trout s Gift examines the sacred and natural significance of the bull trout and the Tribes restoration project along the Jocko River of Montana, which courses through their reservation.
Meant to inform students, nature enthusiasts, and other lovers of the wilderness, the Field Journal is the place to conveniently record one s...