Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
N 48° 42.078 W 116° 18.882
11U E 550423 N 5394478
One of two markers at this pull off.
Waymark Code: WMJ4G8
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2013
Views: 7
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has lived in their aboriginal homeland of Idaho, Montana and British Columbia for thousands of years.
A unique culture, the Kootenais are known for their distinctive sturgeon-nose canoe and their linguistically isolated language. After refusing to leave their aboriginal lands for a reservation, individual Kootenai Indians obtained allotments in the Bonners Ferry area. Many years of Hardships resulted in a Declaration of War on the United States in 1974 to obtain a land base for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. Efforts to broaden that base continue.
#491
Marker Name: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Marker Type: City
Marker Text:
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has lived in their aboriginal homeland of Idaho, Montana and British Columbia for thousands of years.
A unique culture, the Kootenais are known for their distinctive sturgeon-nose canoe and their linguistically isolated language. After refusing to leave their aboriginal lands for a reservation, individual Kootenai Indians obtained allotments in the Bonners Ferry area. Many years of Hardships resulted in a Declaration of War on the United States in 1974 to obtain a land base for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. Efforts to broaden that base continue.
#491
County: Bonner
City: Bonners Ferry
Marker Number: 491
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Group Responsible for Placement: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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