The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-16

Written BY Anna BAenke, Sixth Grade Pupil ofMe
BMckto0t Schools.

Bannocks in southern Idaho; dividing
line, Salmon River.
Kootenais original home in South
eastern British Columbia, Northern
portion of Idaho and Montana. Sur
viving members on Flathead reserva-
ton in Montana.
Pend d Oriells original home was
around lake of that name. Scattered
remnants chiefly located on Bonnie
Vile reservation in Washington and
Flathead reservation in Montana.
Couer d. Alenes occupied beautiful
region about Lake Couer d. Alene.
Character: Industrious, self-respect-
ing and docile. Some voyagers at
tempted to buy skins from Indians at
low prices. Indians in derision said
greedy white man was a sharp trader
and had a heart as small as an avis
point. Couer d A1ene means Heart
of an awl." The name chung to the
Indians instead of the traders. Six
hundred survivors are o on Couer-
d. Alene reservation.
Nez Perces rank among the fore
most American tribes in intelligence,
physique and character, formerly &C.
cupied a rich territory lying in south
eastern Washington, northeastern
Oregon and western Idaho. Idaho
Nez Perces lived along valleys Of
Clearwater river and it's tributaries
and in lower Salmon country Nez
Perez is a French-Canadian term for
Pierced Noses. Fifteen hundred sur
vivors are stationed on Fort Lapwai
reservation in northern Idaho; fore
most leader was Chief Joseph, one of
Americas greatest chiefs.
Shoshnne or Snake Indians origin
ally inhabited Upper Snake River Val
ley. When asked their m my ear
ay traders they replied by making a
peculiar motion with the index finger.
They intended to convey the idea that
they were grass v Traders
thought they meant to call themselves
| snakes. This offensive title not only
| chung to the tribe, but fastened itself
| upon the Snake River The best
! known leader whom Idahe ShoshOnes
had was Chief Mampuh (Chief Big
| Foot, s by II inches. The City of
/ Nampa was called after him. At pres
ent Shoshones found upon Fort Hall
reservation ami Duck Valley reserva-
ton, which lis partly in Idaho and
partly in Nevada.
Bannocks, a war-like tribe. Ban
mock was taken from "bampnack," an
Indian word meaning "hafr and back
ward motion" 1t refers to the man
ner in which the tribe wore a tuft of
hair thrown backward from the fore
head. Bannocks is a Scotch and is
often incorrectly used to designate
this tribe. W~ell-known chief vas
Pocatello, from whom the city was
named.
Sheep Eaters-so called because
they lived in the mountains frequent
ed by wild sheep. Occupied country
around Salmon River, upper part OF
Snake River and mountains around
Boise Basin. Remnants found at Fort
Hall. This tribe did not advance in
tellectualiy.
Lemhi's-never a distinct tribe. In
1868 scattered members of the Sho-
shope, Bannock and Sheep Eaters
tribes placed themselves under the
protection Of Chief Tenday, a Sho-
shone Indian, and were known az
Tendoy's Band. In 1875 the Lemh'
reservation in the Lemhi country was
set apart for these Indians. They in
termarried and formed a mixed stock
which was later known as the Lem
hi tribe. In 1909 four hundred and
seventy-four scattered members Of
these tribes were removed to the FIT
Hall reservation.
What comprised the Oregon coun.
try-All the land between the Pacific
ocean and the Rocky mountains ant
north Of the And parallel; at first a.
far as "a degrees 40 and later to the
49th parallel.
How does a nation acquire new
territory2It is a general agreemen
among nations that the claim of an,
nation to new territory not alread.
belonging to civilized people shall b.
based upon first discovery and ex
%ploration.
Settlement-It took the U. S. owe
half a century to establish beyond dis