Salish Kootenai College President Emeritus Joe McDonald gives the commencement address in 2019. The beloved educator and tribal leader died Dec. 14. (Christa Umphrey photo)
December 19, 2023
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"Icon of the Tribes": Visionary educator Joe McDonald dies at 92
Many flags across the Flathead Reservation are flying at half-mast this week in honor of Dr. Joe McDonald, a visionary educator and tribal leader who died last Thursday, Dec. 14. The founder of Salish Kootenai College was 92.