Nation / Tribe
Coeur d'Alene
The Coeur d'Alene (Schitsu'umsh) occupied the lake, river, and forest country of present-day northern Idaho, centered around the lake that bears their name. Lewis and Clark did not directly encounter the Coeur d'Alene during the expedition, but they passed near the southern margins of their territory during the arduous Lolo Trail crossing of the Bitterroot Mountains and gathered information about them from neighboring peoples, particularly the Nez Perce. The Coeur d'Alene were an Interior Salish-speaking people whose subsistence combined fishing, gathering camas and other roots, and hunting, and they were active participants in the Plateau trade network.
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