From the Archives - Sept. 26, 2024
A war bond from the war between the Kootenai Tribe and the United States.
War bond reads:
"Kootenai Nation ~ Declaration of War ~ Know all ye that on this 20 September, 1974 that a state of war does now exist between the Kootenai Nation and the United States of America" ~ signed "Amelia Cutsack Trice, Tribal Chairwoman" "Douglas James Wheaton, Sr., Tribal Representative" ~ "Justice-Balance-Liberty"
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