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The Coeur dAlene

Culture

1. Who are the Coeur dAlene?


Indians

2. Where do they live and how big is their territory?


St. Joe, Clark Fork, and Spokane Rivers.

3. How did they view buffalo hunting?


They were viewed as adventures, rites of passage, for youth who would emerge into manhood
and leadership roles.

4. Who gave them the nickname Coeur dAlene?


French trappers and traders, who found them vastly experienced and skilled at trading.

5. What does Coeur dAlene mean?


Hear of the Awl

Council

6. How does the council interact with the U.S. Government?


The chairman or council member deal directly with the President of the United States.

Departments

7. What is the ultimate goal of the tribes elected leaders?


Create progress for the Coeur dAlene Tribe, restore the tribes self-sufficiency.

8. How will they achieve this?


With economic development, high employment, and providing of educational opportunities.

9. Choose of the 16 departments and summarize (not copy and paste) its function.
Tribal Law Enforcement, is to protect the human life and to maintain the peace between
countries or other states. Also they protect property and resources of Tribe also the members.

Environment

10. What is the Coeur dAlene Basin Restoration Project?

11. What happened to the watershed?

12. What did the Supreme Court decide in 2001?

Reservation

13. How did the ancient Coeur dAlene earn their livings?

14. What is the reservations current economy based on?


15. What are 2 other parts of their economy?

16. What is the shadowy St. Joe?

Sovereignty

17. Look up and define sovereignty.

18. What does the statement, The Sovereignty of Indian tribes is INHERENT, mean?

19. What is the most common government-to-government relationship between the U.S. government
and Indian nations?

20. What is unique about the tribes in Idaho?

21. Why do tribal members say their commitment to preservation and control of their heritage?

Warriors

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

a. D-Day, June 6, 1944:


b. Belgium Border:
c. Stalag 17:
d. The Italian Alps:
e. The Pacific Theater:

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