Official Tribal Web Sites and Other Web Sites Related to the Native Peoples of the Northwest
Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, of course, did not exist at the time of Lewis and Clark. However, the expedition was a part of the larger process of territorial expansion by the United States, which ultimately resulted in the division of the West into various states. Native Americans then found themselves living within these new geographic boundaries, but states generally do not have authority over tribes unless the federal government sanctions it. The Web sites below include tribal homepages and other sites containing information about the unique and distinct Native peoples in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene Tribe/Schitsu’umsh
http://www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/
Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
http://www.shopaitribes.org/
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Homepage
http://www.kootenai.org/
Nez Perce Tribe
http://www.nezperce.org/Main.html
Shoshone and Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall
http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com/
Digital Atlas of Idaho (Search for particular peoples/topics)
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/
Idaho Natives
http://www.uidaho.edu/idahonatives/index.html
Idaho Tribes at the Time of Lewis and Clark
http://education.boisestate.edu/compass/Facultyroom/MapFolder/IdTribes.htm
Nez Perce National Historic Park
http://www.nps.gov/nepe
The Peoples of Idaho: Native Settlers
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/native/text/main.htm
Tribal Government Sources - Nations by State: Idaho
http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/tribalgov/states/idaho.html
Oregon
Burns Paiute Tribe
http://www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov/
Chinook Indian Tribe
http://chinooknation.org/
Clatsop and Nehalem Confederated Tribes
http://www.clatsop-nehalem.com/
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
http://www.grandronde.org/index.html
Confederated Tribes of Siletz
http://ctsi.nsn.us/
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation
http://www.warmsprings.com/
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation - Cayuse, Umatilla
and Walla Walla
http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/history.html
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
http://www.cowcreek.com/
Klamath Tribes – Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin
http://www.klamathtribes.org/
Tribal Government Sources - Nations by State: Oregon
http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/tribalgov/states/oregon.html
Washington
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
http://www.chehalistribe.org/
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
http://www.colvilletribes.com/
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
http://www.cowlitz.org/
Duwamish Tribe
http://www.duwamishtribe.org/
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
http://www.jamestowntribe.org/historyandculture.htm
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
http://www.kalispeltribe.com/
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
http://www.elwha.org/index.htm
Lummi Nation
http://www.lummi-nsn.org/
Makah Nation
http://www.makah.com/
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
http://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/
Nisqually Indian Tribe
http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/
Nooksack Indian Tribe
http://www.nooksack-tribe.org/
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
http://www.pgst.nsn.us/
Quileute
http://www.quileutetribe.org/
Sauk-Suiattle
http://www.sauk-suiattle.com/
Skokomish Tribal Nation
http://www.skokomish.org/
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
http://www.snoqualmienation.com/
Spokane Tribe of Indians
http://www.spokanetribe.com/
Squaxin Island Tribe
http://www.squaxinisland.org/frames.html
Suquamish Tribe - Port Madison Indian Reservation
http://www.suquamish.nsn.us/
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
http://www.swinomish.org/
Tulalip Tribes
http://www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/aboutUs.asp
Yakama Nation – Cultural Heritage Center
http://www.yakamamuseum.com/showpage.php?pageid=904f27cb
Tribal Government Sources - Nations by State: Washington
http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/tribalgov/states/washingtonstate.html
