1977-03-01 Char-Koosta News

              NEW MOON OF THE GOOSE FLIGHT
VOLUME 6 NUMBER 21
MARCH 1, 1977
CHAIRMAN ASSIGNED NEW DUTIES AND RAISE IN PAY
Dixon: The Tribal Council has taken yet another step toward the reorganization of Tribal Government. A new job description has been written and approved for the Tribal Chairman's duties. The position now includes permanent full time duties, directing the Chairman to be employed five days per week, a minimum of 40 hours per week.
As of February 7, the present Chairman Harold Mitchell, Jr., is responsible for the overall planning for direction, execution, and co-ordination of the Tribes extensive and varied programs. Mitchell is under the direction of the Tribal Council, and exercises supervision over all Tribal Employees, property, monetary funds, and Tribal land holdings. Mitchell is required to make monthly visits to all Tribal Programs in order to monitor their progress and to keep himself informed of any problems that should arise within any department. The Chairman is then obligated to report back to the full Council of his findings.
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DISTRICT MEETING-ST. IGNATIUS
THERE WILL BE A RESERVATION-WIDE TRIBAL COUNCIL DISTRICT MEETING AT THE ST. IGNATIUS COMMUNITY CENTER MARCH 15, TUESDAY EVENING, 7:00 P.M. THE MAIN TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION Wl LL BE LOGGING SALES IN  THE ST. IGNATIUS AREA -- ST. MARY'S UNIT. ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE TO ATTEND.
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Tribal Archives Now Reality
Dixon: ( Staff)
For many years the Tribal Council and individuals have instituted historical research on the Tribes of our reservation however, no one person ever said, " What are we to do with this information that we are accumulating ? " No one until now, that is.
Historical researcher, Bob Bigart, of Missoula, has worked with the Tribe and on his own for many years accumulating piles of information. Information which remained in folders and files, sometimes put into use for legal procedures; or in magazine and newspaper articles, but his dream all along was to make this information available to all the members and interested non-Indians of this area.
The Tribal Council is finally taking action to put Bob's dream into reality by initiating the Tribal Archives Project. The Council in conjunction with Bob and the Kootenai/Salish Cultural Committees, are laying down the ground work for a project which will organize and preserve all the historical data available pertaining to the Confederated Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. The Tribal Archivist will be hired on a permanent basis this year, and housing for the project may be found in a much needed Cultural Center, which the Council has also been discussing for several years.
The Archivist will receive training from Bob Bigart on the organization of the project, and jyill possibly be sent to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., for specialized training in preservation of historical documents. As the collection develops, much of the Archivist's time would be used in assisting users of the Archives. Users of the working Archives would be high school and college students doing research papers, local people -- both Indian and non-Indian -- doing research in local history and genealogy and Tribal and Federal officials who need to establish legal precedents and previous uses of reservation resources.
The Council has delegated the authority for formulating the program to the Tribal Education Committee, who will oversee the planning and operation of the Archives.
The position of Tribal Archivist will be advertised in the near future, and the Committee will be actively recruiting Tribal members for the position.  If you are interested in becoming involved in this project, please call the Tribal Chairman or ^Secretary for more information at 246-3595.
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