Saleesh House , also known as Flathead Post , was a North West Company fur trading post built near present-day Thompson Falls, Montana in 1809 by David Thompson and James McMillan of the North West Company. It became a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) post after that company merged with the North West Company in 1821. Under HBC control the post was better known as Flathead rather than Saleesh. It continued to operate until at least 1855.
20-681: Thompson had established the post of Kullyspell House earlier in the year in the territory of the Pend d'Oreilles (who Thompson called the Kullyspel, an early variant spelling of "Kalispell"). This post was sited near the mouth of the Clark Fork river. By October Thompson had decided to established another post farther up the Clark Fork in the territory of the Flatheads . Thompson's name for
40-412: A diverse community around itself. In addition, the region around the post was rich with beavers. The indigenous peoples had access to pemmican supplies and were willing to trap and trade beaver skins. The Saleesh House rapidly became the focal point of an impressively rich fur trading region in what would become Montana . It was at Saleesh House in late 1809 and early 1810 that David Thompson acquired
60-619: A scaffold to secure the provisions and goods, helved our Tools Ready to commence building; our first care was a strong Log building for the Goods and Furrs, and fur trading with the Natives. ... On the 23rd we had finished the Store House. To make the roof as tight as possible, which was covered with small Logs, we cut long grass and work (ed) it up with mud, and filled up the intervals of the small logs which answered tolerable well for Rain, but
80-477: Is 18.840 square kilometres (7.274 sq mi). The nearest outside community is Cusick , near the south end of the reservation. The Pend d'Oreille people are believed to have migrated south from British Columbia . In 1809, the North West Company established a trading post in their territory, calling it Kullyspell House . Jesuits established a Roman Catholic mission there in 1846. In 1855,
100-677: Is also a small parcel of land in the western part of the Spokane metropolitan area in the city of Airway Heights , with a land area of 0.202 square kilometres (50 acres). This is the site of Northern Quest Resort & Casino , which is operated by the tribe. The total land area of the Kalispel Indian Reservation , located at 48°21′16″N 117°16′25″W / 48.35444°N 117.27361°W / 48.35444; -117.27361 in Pend Oreille County,
120-514: Is an anglicization of their name in their own language Ql̓ispé ( Salishan: [qəˀlispe] ), which means " Camas people". Camas is a flower bulb that was a staple of their diet. Their language, Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille , is a Southern Interior Salish language . It is also known as Flathead-Kalispel. The Pend d'Oreille people have two reservations : the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and
140-768: The Kalispel Indian Reservation in Washington. Also, a small number of Kalispel people live on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. The main part of the Kalispel Reservation is northwest of Newport, Washington , in central Pend Oreille County . The main reservation is an 18.638 square kilometres (7.196 sq mi) strip of land along the Pend Oreille River, west of the Washington– Idaho border. There
160-669: The Pend Oreille River ( Ntxwe , meaning "river") in eastern Washington and into British Columbia ( Canada ). They lived in many bands — originally, probably eleven — in their historic lands. They are generally divided geographically and culturally in two groupings: and In addition, some Kalispel are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in eastern Washington. Prior to colonization by European-Americans, Chewelah
180-805: The Rocky Mountains continental divide pursuant to the Treaty of 1818 ended with the Oregon Treaty in June, 1846, which extended the international boundary along the 49th parallel from the ridge of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. 47°34′20″N 115°18′19″W / 47.57222°N 115.30528°W / 47.57222; -115.30528 Kullyspell House Kullyspell House (also spelled Kullyspel House )
200-792: The Flathead Reservation became engaged in a dispute over off-reservation hunting between the tribes and the state of Montana, resulting in the Swan Valley Massacre of 1908 . Long after they were dispossessed of their hereditary lands around Lake Pend Oreille, the Pend d'Oreille band of Kalispel continued to gather for an annual pow wow on its traditional grounds just east of what is now Sandpoint City Beach. The three-day event included ceremonies, dancing and traditional stick games. The pow wows in Sandpoint were discontinued in
220-597: The Flatheads was Saleesh. He also called Clark Fork the Saleesh River. The Saleesh House trading post was built by the end of 1809. The location of Saleesh House proved ideal, as it was on a route connecting the higher mountain country with bison hunting grounds near Flathead Lake . Several tribes used this route and traditionally encamped for winter near the Saleesh House site. The post quickly attracted
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#1732782361332240-821: The Northwest Plateau . Today many of them live in Montana and eastern Washington of the United States. The Kalispel peoples referred to their primary tribal range as Kaniksu . Their traditional territory comprised the drainage systems of the Flathead River , Clark Fork, and Pend Oreille rivers. It extended from roughly present-day Plains, Montana , westward along the Clark Fork River , to Lake Pend Oreille and Priest Lake in Idaho, and
260-489: The Snow in melting found many a passage; in this manner we also builded our dwelling House; and roofed it, the floors were of split Logs, with the round side downwards ... our Chimneys were made of stone and mud rudely worked for about six feet in height and eighteen inches thick ... the fireplace is raised a little, and three to four feet in width. Soon after establishing Kullyspell House Thompson set up two other trading posts in
280-510: The local indigenous people called themselves. Today they are known as the Pend d'Oreilles tribe. 48°13′13″N 116°16′01″W / 48.22037°N 116.26687°W / 48.22037; -116.26687 Pend d%27Oreilles (tribe) The Pend d'Oreille or Pend d'Oreilles ( / ˌ p ɒ n d ə ˈ r eɪ / PON -də- RAY ), also known as the Kalispel ( / ˈ k æ l ə s p ɛ l / ), are Indigenous peoples of
300-488: The nickname Koo-koo-Sint , or "Star-Looker". In 1810 Thompson and other members of the North West Company linked Saleesh House with Spokane House via a trail known as the "Skeetshoo Indian Road". Thompson soon left and did not return to Saleesh House until 1812, where he found the post in poor condition. Thompson repaired and rebuilt the post more permanently. Joint British - U.S. occupation of areas west of
320-557: The people lived. These cattails were woven into mats called “tule mats”, which were attached to a tree branch frame to form a hut. Today a large community building on the Kalispel reservation bears the name “Tule Hut” in reference to this traditional housing. The tribe traded bison hides for horses and other useful goods. They traditionally made clothing from rabbit pelts and deer hides. They embellished hides with dyes , paints, beads, and porcupine quills . The Upper Pend d’Oreille of
340-400: The region, Saleesh House and Spokane House . Being off the main line of travel between these posts, Kullyspell House was abandoned in 1811. One source states that the two stone chimneys "remained standing for 87 years until they were toppled by a windstorm." The city of Kalispell , in nearby Montana, now bears a respelling of the name. Kullyspel was David Thompson's spelling of the name
360-506: The tribe split into the upper and lower divisions, with the upper moving to the Flathead Reservation in Montana. One of the two lower bands joined them in 1887. These people made their weapons and tools from flint , and many other things were shaped with rocks. For housing, the Pend d’Oreille lived in tipis in the summer, as well as lodges in the winter time. These houses were all built out of large cattails , which were in abundance where
380-471: Was a fur trading post established in 1809 on Lake Pend Oreille in what is now North Idaho . It was built by Finan McDonald under the direction of David Thompson of the North West Company . The post was located on the northeast shore of the lake on the Hope Peninsula, near the mouth of the Clark Fork river, just southeast of present-day Hope, Idaho . On the 11th of September 1809 we made
400-633: Was home to a band of the Lower Kalispel people. The band was known as the Slet̓éw̓si , meaning "valley people". The Chewelah Band of Indians is currently part of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of Washington. The name Pend d’Oreille ( French: [pɑ̃ d‿ɔ.ʁɛj] ), which means "hangs from ear", was attributed to them by French-speaking colonists and traders in reference to the large shell earrings worn by these people. The name Kalispel
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