Amelia Trice
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Amelia "Amy" Cutsack Trice (April 26, 1936 – July 21, 2011) was an Native American
leader from Idaho
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Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho
, Trice was the chairwoman of the Kootenai tribe council. In 1974, while chairman, the Kootenai tribe declared war on the United States and was able to get a concession and land grant from the federal government.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
leader from Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Bonners Ferry is a city in and the county seat of Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, Trice was the chairwoman of the Kootenai tribe council. In 1974, while chairman, the Kootenai tribe declared war on the United States and was able to get a concession and land grant from the federal government.