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War Declared by Kootenai Indians Shifts Idaho Life
In 1855 the Kootenai tribe declared war on the U S government, prompting a peaceful push for aid and a 128000 acre reservation. Federal agencies funded road work housing and a center while tolls, troopers, and AIM considerations marked a tense but nonviolent standoff in Bonners Ferry Idaho.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
United States
Hellgate
Mont
Rodger Bernklow
Bureau of Indian New Approach
Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Crown Center
Northern Idaho
Indian Health Service
Economic Development Administration
Cecil Andrus
Kootenai
Amy Trice
Kootenais
AIM
Mrs. Trice
Bia Man
Ray Abraham
Boundary County Sheriff's Office
Ronnie Abraham
Ronnie
Congress
Moses Joseph