Thomas O'Keefe, American Whitewater

James Major - River Management Society

Katherine Baer, River Network

Mike Fiebig, American Rivers - Southwest U.S., Durango, CO

Steve Chesterton, US Forest Service, Washington DC

Cheryl Cail, Associate Director Southeast, Lowcountry-SC, and Vice Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People. Joining from Socastee, the land of my ancestors.

Echo Miller-Barnes with the US Forest Service in Hungry Horse, MT

Saludos/greetings, Monti Aguirre - International Rivers

André Sanchez, CalWild, calling from the land of Nisenan & Miwok in Sacramento, CA.

Thank you for sharing, I have learned a lot and know I have more to learn.

What is the status of other waterways within the reservation, besides the lower Flathead, for designation under this ordinance?

I unfortunately need to jump off, but I’m curious what elements of the WSRA did not align with CSKT's goals for protecting this waterway (AKA what about the WSRA made it not a good fit?). I’m fascinated by and excited about the Cultural Waterways Ordinance, and I'm so grateful to you both for speaking with us today.

Thank you Jordan and Whisper for presenting today!

The 3 Forks of the Flathead River (North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork) are designated WSR, administered by the Flathead National Forest - https://www.rivers.gov/rivers/flathead.php. The main Flathead River, from the MF/SF confluence to Flathead Lake is not designated WSR.

Thank you so much Jordan and Whisper for your presentations and protection of rivers. This is groundbreaking and inspiring work.

Thank Whisper and Jordan. Very much appreciated your sharing!

Tom here from American Whitewater noting that we have some Tribal staff in our region who provide edits and comments on our website directly (the information is crowdsourced). It is a platform available to reach recreational users.

Thank you, Whisper and Jordan! That was excellent, and congrats on passing an inspiring waterways ordinance! Would you both mind if Lisa shared your contact information with the group?

Thank you, Whisper and Jordan. I learned a LOT and LOVED the discussion this morning. So inspiring!

Tlazocamati (thank you) to Jordan and Whisper.