A multimedia information and education tool on the
importance of bull trout and the relationship between
bull trout and the salish and pend d'oreille people
Germaine White and Les Evarts, Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation, and Conservation,
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855 germainew@cskt.org
David Rockwell, CW Consulting, PO Box 94, Dixon, MT 59831
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have undertaken a large-scale watershed
restoration project in an effort to benefit bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Jocko
River drainage. An important component of this comprehensive project is education and
outreach. In this poster and an accompanying digital presentation we will give an overview
of a multimedia information and education project that describes the ecology and importance
of bull trout, the relationship between bull trout and the Salish and Pend d'Oreille people, and
the Tribes’ current efforts to restore habitats. The project is composed of an integrated set of
educational materials that will include an interactive DVD entitled “Explore the River: Bull
Trout, Tribal People and the Jocko River”, a curriculum, a website, a storybook “Bull Trout’s
Gift”, and an accompanying field journal to be published by the University of Nebraska Press.