288-Flathead Valley, Montana COretail they encountered the indigenous population

they encountered the indigenous population which referred to themselves as the Skitwish meaning simply The Discovered People

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The Spanish followed suit in 1565

rolling farmlands

288-Flathead Valley, Montana COretail they encountered the indigenous populationSituated between Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake, in the northwest corner of Montana, just west of the Continental Divide, the Flathead Valley is a federally protected, breathtaking, scenic, recreational treasure. Locals call the valley Flathead and it is sheltered by the Salish Mountains to the west, and the Whitefish, Swan and Mission Ranges to the east. The largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, Flathead Lake, is