The Coeur dAlene

Culture

1. Who are the Coeur dAlene? They are an Indian tribe

2. Where do they live and how big is their territory? They live in north of Idaho, Washington, and
western Montana. Their territory is about 5, 000, 000 acers

3. How did they view buffalo hunting? Buffalo hunting was viewed as an adventures for youth to go
into manhood

4. Who gave them the nickname Coeur dAlene? Frenchmen gave the Indian tribes their names

5. What does Coeur dAlene mean? Means heart of the awl

Council

6. How does the council interact with the U.S. Government? By having an intra-family dispute

Departments

7. What is the ultimate goal of the tribes elected leaders? To set self-sufficiency back into the tribe

8. How will they achieve this? By having economic development, high employment and educational
opportunities

9. Choose of the 16 departments and summarize (not copy and paste) its function. In the justice
department its provides two full time judges a chief judge as well as an associate judge. Their function
is to file lawsuits for the tribes issues

Environment

10. What is the Coeur dAlene Basin Restoration Project? It is basically a project to help restore their
lake which had oil and waste dumped into and destroyed it

11. What happened to the watershed? Over 72 million of mine waste was dumped into the shed

12. What did the Supreme Court decide in 2001? They recognized the tribes ownership to the lake
and other lands of water

Reservation

13. How did the ancient Coeur dAlene earn their livings? The tribe earned their livings by nature (ex:
lakes and streams, churning of salmon, trout etc.)

14. What is the reservations current economy based on? Reservation is based on agriculture
productivity

15. What are 2 other parts of their economy? Local and religion

16. What is the shadowy St. Joe? Is a stream where the trout is located primarily?
Sovereignty

17. Look up and define sovereignty. Its a sum up of authority basically or some type of power

18. What does the statement, The Sovereignty of Indian tribes is INHERENT, mean? Means its
been existing since immemorial, and recognized as the constitution of the US

19. What is the most common government-to-government relationship between the U.S. government
and Indian nations? Most common government to government is the power of congress to make
treaties

20. What is unique about the tribes in Idaho? Is where the tragedies of war occurred

21. Why do tribal members say them commitment to preservation and control of their heritage? They
say it for the benefits of future generations, because of their connections of the land and ancestors

Warriors

22. Why are the following dates/events/places important to the Coeur dAlene tribe?

a. D-Day, June 6, 1944: its the day allied troops carried operation overload, and military
invasion of Europe and an Indian troop died so they had a tomb that established he died on this day
and earned a gold metal
b. Belgium Border: brother of Felix was killed an action the the event as the allies moved inland
c. Stalag 17: nephew of Felix was taken in as a prisoner of war. He is known to write books
about the stalag 17
d. The Italian Alps: In World War II Marcus Nicodemus, which he led the war and was
awarded with leadership of the war and called a sergeant
e. The Pacific Theater: Two more Coeur d'Alene Indians, Adolph Alphonse Alexie and Elmer
Falcon was both killed in War world 2 so they recognize them as a brave Indian