Indian Tribes of the Northwest Region

In 1946, an Act of Congress established the Northwest Region, which operates fifteen (15) agencies and field stations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and southeastern Alaska. The Regional Director oversees the Northwest Region’s administrative functions and provides guidance, direction, and technical assistance in implementing Bureau programs that benefit tribes and individual Indians.

Coeur d’Alene Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs

Tribes of the Coeur d’Alene Agency

  • Coeur d’Alene Tribe
    The current (2023) enrollment of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe is over 2,190 members. The tribe holds sovereign authority over a reservation that spans 345,000 acres of mountains, lakes, timber, and farmland, encompassing the western edge of the northern Rocky Mountains and the fertile Palouse country.

    • History
      The Coeur d’Alene Tribe was originally known as Schitsu’umsh, which translates to “Those who were found here” or “The discovered people”. This name has been used since ancient times. Prior to the U.S. expansion into the region, the Schitsu’umsh engaged in trade with French fur traders who referred to them as Coeur d’Alene’s, meaning “Heart of the Awl”. This name was given due to the sharp and disciplined trading practices of the Schitsu’umsh people and has since become another name by which they are known.
    • Language
      The Coeur d’Alene Language (snchitsu’umshtsn) is a southern interior Salishan language. The Salishan languages were spoken throughout the Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia (Canada), and the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
    • Sovereignty
    • Tribal Government
    • Warriors
    • Ancestral Lands

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Bureau of Indian Affairs. Web. 2002 and 2009

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