Idaho Native American Tribes

Native American Tribes once lived throughout the entire North American continent. Each tribe has it own rituals, legends and culture. Some tribes formed confederations in order to work together to defeat a common enemy. Some tribes tried to assimilate with the Europeans in order to protect their families.

For those Federally-recognized tribes, the individuals who make up the tribe are actually part of two separate nations: Their tribal nation and the United States.

There are many tribes which lived in the area we now call Idaho. Each one has an identity all it's own.