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Online Resources
Native American Online Genealogy Records
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Tribes Recognized by the Federal Government

 * Coeur D'Alene Tribe
 * Kootenai Tribe
 * Nez Perce Tribe
 * Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation

Tribes Formally in Idaho
Learn about the indigenous people of Idaho, the tribes and bands, agencies, reservations, Indian schools, records and research facilities.

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The following list of Native Americans, who have lived in Idaho, has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians..., Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America. and other sources. Some of the names may be variant spellings or alternative names for the same tribe.


 * Bannock -- primarily located in southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming
 * Coeur d'Alene -- also known as the Skitswish, primarily associated with northern Idaho
 * Flathead -- primarily located in Montana
 * Kalispel -- primarily located in northern Idaho, although they hunted in Montana, Washington, and Canada
 * Kutenai -- primarily located in Montana and northern Idaho
 * Nez Perce -- primarily located in central Idaho, but historically were also associated with southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon
 * Northwestern Band of Shoshoni -- primarily located in northern Utah, near the Idaho border. Also known as the Washakie Band of Shoshoni.
 * Numa-- another name for the Northern Paiute
 * Paiute -- primarily located in Nevada, California, and Utah, although they ranged into southwestern Idaho at times
 * Paloos or Palouse -- primarily located in Washington, although they did extend up the Palouse River into Idaho
 * Pend d'Oreille -- Name after the Pend Oreille River. It drains throught the Rock Mountains.
 * Salish -- In the early 1840's one of their leaders had a "vision" of the "Blackrobes" who would come with spiritual teaching.
 * Shahaptian -- Indian tribes of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state
 * Sheepeater -- the name of one of the subdivisions of the Western Shoshoni
 * Shoshone or Shoshoni (Northern and Western) -- the Northern Shoshoni were primarily located in eastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and northeastern Utah . The Western Shoshoni have been historically associated with central and western Idaho, northwestern Utah, central and northeastern Nevada, and a small part of California
 * Skitswish-- another name for the Coeur d'Alene
 * Snake -- another name for the Northern Shoshoni
 * Spokan -- primarily located in Washington, they extended a few miles into northern Idaho
 * Tukuarika (Sheepeater) -- the name of one of the subdivisions of the Western Shoshoni

Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Idaho Superintendency of Indian Affairs

The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Idaho has been compiled from Hill's Office of Indian Affairs..., Hill's Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians , and others.


 * Coeur d'Alene Agency -- the administrative office on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation
 * Colville Agency
 * Eastern Nevada Agency -- the administrative office on the Duck Valley Reservation
 * Fort Hall Agency -- the administrative office on the Fort Hall Reservation
 * Fort Lapwai Agency -- the administrative office on the Nez Perce Reservation for a time.
 * Lemhi Agency -- the administrative office of the old Fort Lemhi Reservation; merged with Fort Hall
 * Nez Perce Agency -- the administrative office on the Nez Perce Reservation
 * Northern Idaho Agency -- the administrative office over the Nez Perce, Coeur d'Alene, and other Northern Idaho indigenous people, subsequently divided.
 * Plummer Field Office -- serving the Coeur d'Alene Tribe.

Indian Health Facilities

 * Fort Lapwai Sanatorium

Coeur d'Alene Reservation
The Coeur d'Alene Reservation is located in Northern Idaho and serves the Coeur d'Alene Tribe.

Duck Valley Reservation
The Duck Valley Reservation is located on the southern border of Idaho, in Owyhee County, and in northern Nevada. It serves the Western Shoshone and Northern Paiute Tribes.

Fort Hall Reservation
The Fort Hall Reservation is located just north of Pocatello, Idaho in the eastern part of the state and serves the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes.

Nez Perce Reservation
The Nez Perce Reservation is located in central Idaho, along the Clearwater River and serves the Nez Perce Tribe.

Idaho Indian Schools
Fort Lapwai School (Idaho)

Idaho Map of Indian Lands
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Idaho Native Americans Historical Background
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