Conclusion
The view that the Kalispel Mission moved to Montana in 1854 at the request and initiative of the Indians themselves needs to be discarded.
Kalispels did not want to give up their home and move to Montana.
Kalispels on the Lower Pend Oreille River did not point out a new location.
The new location selected was a common Indian ground that fit the plans of the Missionaries and American government.
St. Ignatius, Montana was the cornerstone of the plans that culminated with the 1855 Hell's Gate Treaty and creation of the Flathead Indian Reservation.