History Roundtable With Tim Ryan

We’re happy to announce that our speaker for the first BMHC history roundtable of 2026 in January will be Tim Ryan, an artist, archaeologist and professor at Salish Kootenai College. On Sunday, Jan. 18, he’ll present "Salish Trails to the Bison and Beyond," stories of the seasonal rounds and material culture of the Salish, how they thrived beyond survival, and the success of the tribe in contemporary times.

An entertaining and highly respected enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe, Ryan has a deep background in his tribe's relationship to the landscapes of Montana such as Ṇaaycčstm, "Place of Big Bull Trout," at the junction of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers. He'll tap a vein different from any we've heard in the previous 16 years of Bonner Milltown History Center roundtables.
Mark the date: Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. at the Bonner KettleHouse taproom, 605 Cold Smoke Ave., Bonner MT.

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