Native American Tribes of Idaho

Welcome to Native Languages of the Americas! You have reached the Native Americans by State section of our website, a new educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states. Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history of each Idaho tribe, or scroll below the map for Idaho Indian activities and school lessons including a wordsearch, fact sheets for kids about each tribe, and worksheets teaching words from the different Native American languages of Idaho. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!

American Indians in Idaho

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Idaho included:

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The Bannock tribe

The Blackfeet tribe

The Coeur d'Alene tribe

The Kootenai tribe

The Nez Perce tribe

The Northern Paiute tribe

The Palouse tribe

The Kalispel and Spokane Salish tribes

The Shoshoni tribe

There are four federally recognized Indian tribes in Idaho today.

Here are the addresses of Idaho's Indian reservations:

Coeur dAlene Tribe:
850 A Street PO Box 408
Plummer, ID 83851
http://www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho:
County Road 38A PO Box 1269
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
http://www.kootenai.org/

Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho:
PO Box 305
Lapwai, ID 83540
http://www.nezperce.org/

Shoshone-Bannock Tribe:
PO Box 306
Fort Hall, ID 83203
http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com/

Teaching and learning activities about Idaho Indians:

Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

Idaho Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Idaho's Indian tribes.

Idaho Language Lesson: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Idaho languages.

Idaho Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Idaho animals.

Idaho Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Idaho.
We currently have pages for the Blackfoot , Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, and Shoshone tribes.

Recommended books about Idaho Native Americans:

Idaho Indians: Introducing Idaho's Native American history and culture to kids.

Myths of Idaho Indians: Collections of legends from different Idaho tribes.

Indians of Idaho: Anthropology book on the native tribes of Idaho.

A Danish Photographer Of Idaho Indians: Coffee-table book of portraits of early 20th-century Idaho Indian people.

The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest: History of the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho and Oregon.

The Shoshone-Bannocks: Culture and Commerce at Fort Hall: History of the Shoshone-Bannock reservation in Idaho..

Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region: Handbook of herbs, food crops, and plant lore
in northeast Idaho and the Great Plains.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Idaho state:

The Peoples of Idaho: Overview of the Native American tribes of Idaho, with maps and an article on each tribe's culture.

Southeastern Idaho Native American Prehistory and History: Anthropological article on pre-Columbian Idaho Indians.

The Indians of Idaho: Essay on the American Indian tribes of Idaho. PDF format.

Idaho Indian History: Brief profiles of Idaho Indian tribes.

Idaho Indian Genealogy Project: Information for people seeking their Idaho Indian roots.

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