Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Ancestral Home: northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, northeastern Washingotn States and sourtheastern British Columbia

Brief Timeline
Early 1800's: David Thompson, explorer established trade relations for the North West Company. He built a trading post : Kootenai House in 1807.

Reservations

 * Kootenai Reservation in Idaho
 * Flathead Reservation in Montana

Some live in British Columbia

Tribal Headquarters
The Kutenai (also spelled Kootenai) Indians reside primarily in Idaho.

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho P.O. Box 1269 Bonners Ferry, ID 83805-1269 Phone: 208.267.3519 Fax: 208.267.2960

Records
Agency records

Correspondence and Census

Treaties 


 * 1855 with the Blackfeet
 * 1855 with the Flathead

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
 * Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Official Website