Ktunaxa Nation welcomes water pollution study plan for Elk-Kootenai watershed
The most impressive natural feature on Kootenai River near the Yaak River Campground boat launch is a large rock outcrop. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Leaders in the transboundary Ktunaxa nation are heralding the release of a final study plan to address water pollution in the transboundary Elk-Kootenai/y watershed.
The transboundary Ktunaxa Nation, which consists of members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and the Ktunaxa First Nations of ʔakisq̓nuk, ʔaq̓ am, Yaqan Nuʔkiy, and Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it, were pleased to see the release of the study prior to the in-person listening sessions in Fernie, British Columbia, on June 3.
“This marks an important and very positive milestone in the commitment made by the United States and Canada to work in partnership with the governments of the Ktunaxa Nation to address water pollution in the Elk-Kootenai watershed, and importantly, to work together to restore the health of the watershed, which has been heavily impacted by legacy and ongoing mining in the Elk Valley,” said Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Vice Chairman Tom McDonald in a press release.
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