Conclusion
Starvation was caused by the Catholics insisting that the Kalispel change their way of life.
- Changed Kalispel traditional ways to get food.
- Prescription for Christianizing, civilization by cultivation, was not successful due to land & climate.
The decision to move St. Ignatius Mission was prompted by the priests and U. S. government:
- To consolidate at a centralized location.
- To better serve the region's Indians on land of the future Flathead Indian Reservation.
- The Flathead Indian Reservation was established just ten months after the relocation.