Crown of the Continent registration opens

Registration is open for the Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent, which will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 22 and 23, at KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson, Mont.

This year’s event, “Crown of the Continent: Integrating Culture, Community and Conservation,” is hosted by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council.

The conference program features a variety of plenary, breakout and working-group sessions focused on the importance of integrating culture, community (including local economies) and conservation to effectively sustain communities and landscapes.

Speakers include Native representatives from tribes, bands and First Nations from across the Crown of the Continent region, as well as individuals who work on various local, regional and national initiatives that have direct bearing on the region.

The forum provides a chance for diverse groups of people and organizations to meet to discuss the past, present and future of the 18 million-acre region that encompasses Glacier National Park and spans the Continental Divide from the Elk River headwaters and Crowsnest Pass in Canada to Rogers Pass and the Blackfoot River drainage in Montana.

Registration and lodging information and a complete conference agenda are available online at http://crownroundtable.org. Registration costs $100 until Sept. 9 and $125 thereafter.

For more information, call conference organizer Kim Davitt at 406-546-7979 or email kim@cnrep.org.