An Ancient Cultural Landscape -- Stevensville MT
N 46° 27.750 W 114° 07.878
11T E 720267 N 5149435
Three related Montana Historical markers stand at this small pullout on the US 93 south of Stevensville MT. Once gives the general history, and two others list Salish place names and their English equivalents
Waymark Code: WM17CC2
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2023
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These co-located Montana Historical marers are located in small pullpout along the west side of tehhe US 93 south from Missoula.
The main marker reads as follows:
"AN ANCIENT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Salish-Pend'Oreille Valley names in the Bitterroot Valley
From time immemorial, the Bitterroot Valley has been a central part of the aboriginal territory of the Salish people. Although the tribe is now based on the Flathead Indian Reservation north of Missoula, the Bitterroot remains a place of great importance to them. Salish place names offer a powerful way of understanding the tribal relationship to the land. Some place names describe the physical features of a place, or the resources that were abundant there. Others refer back to the stories of Coyote and the creation of the world at the beginning of human time. These ancient names testify to the sustainable tribal presence in the landscape reaching back thousands of years."
The other two associated markers are Salish Pend'Oreille place names andEnglish translations presented in a table format.
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We have seen many interesting place names that are references on the markers at this site.
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