Indigenous Peoples of Idaho

There are four federally-recognized Indian reservations in Idaho -- the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in northern Idaho, the Duck Valley Reservation on the border of Idaho and Nevada, the Fort Hall Reservation in eastern Idaho, and the Nez Perce Reservation in central Idaho.

Coeur d'Alene Reservation
The Coeur d'Alene Reservation is now located completely in Idaho, although it originally consisted of 4 million acres across eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and eastern Montana. Some of the towns located within the reservation include DeSmet, Plummer, Tensed, and Worley. The Old Mission Cataldo is also an important part of the history of this reservation. The tribe on the reservation is the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, also known as the Skitswish or Schee chu'umsch Tribe.

Duck Valley Reservation
The Duck Valley Reservation in located on the southern border of Idaho, in Owyhee County, and in northern Nevada. The reservation is 20 miles long and 17 miles wide and has only one major town -- Owyhee, Nevada -- the location of the agency headquarters. Two tribes are represented on the reservation -- the Western Shoshone and the Northern Paiute.

Fort Hall Reservation
The Fort Hall Reservation is located just north of Pocatello, Idaho in the eastern part of the state. The only major town on the reservation is Fort Hall, Idaho, which is also the site of the agency headquarters, a museum, and some tribal businesses. Two tribes are associated with this reservation -- the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes.

Nez Perce Reservation
The Nez Perce Reservation is located in central Idaho, along the Clearwater River. Several small towns are on the reservation, including Ahsahka, Craigmont, Culdesac, Ferdinand, Kamiah, Lapwai, Orofino, Spalding, Stites, and Winchester. When the reservation was originally formed in 1855, it took in parts of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The principal tribe on the reservation is the Nez Perce Tribe, also known as the Nimi'ipuu.