Located in northern Idaho, Coeur d'Alene Reservation has a bitter past and a corrupted history written for them by whites. Why? An obvious Ojibwa presence in that region of North America! Coeur d'Alene Reservation was created on June 14, 1867. Ojibwa's did not take kindly to the small Reservation. Before 1867 they were hostile and waged war against invading Americans in 1858. They remained hostile for a long time. After many years of protesting, Ojibwa's commenced to settle at Coeur d'Alene Reservation which had a land area of 330,193.99 acres. In 1903, chief Rocky Boy took action for Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Jocko Reservation (aka Flathead Reservation) and Spokane Reservation. On January 8, 1904, Senator Gibson of Montana had a bill passed to allow land allotments at Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Jocko Reservation (aka Flathead Reservation) and Spokane Reservation. It was enacted on April 23, 1904 and is known as the Flathead Reservation Land Act.
Chief Rocky Boy agreed to allow land allotments at each Ojibwa Reservation as long as if they were in compact form and could not be sold. The land allotted became the new diminished in size Reservations. At Jocko Reservation they refer to themselves as three tribes. They really mean three Reservations. On May 22, 1909, each Reservation ceded their surplus land to the United States after land was allotted to natives at each Reservation. At Coeur d'Alene Reservation, 104,077 acres was allotted to 638 Ojibwa's. Another 1,906.99 acres was set aside for tribal uses. What land remained became surplus land and was ceded to the United States. It totaled 224,210 acres. That's incorrect because most of Coeur d'Alene Reservation is mountainous. Coeur d'Alene Reservation has a land area of 226,116.99 acres. American leaders refused to honor treaty agreements and allowed land allotments to be sold. It was illegal. Much of the 226,116.99 acres is the allotted land in compact form chief Rocky Boy agreed to! In 1919, Coeur d'Alene Reservation was classified as a former Reservation. A 1919 map below will indicate Coeur d'Alene Reservation to be a former Reservation yet the land allotments in compact form chief Rocky Boy agreed to is today's Coeur d'Alene Reservation. Maps of Coeur d'Alene Reservation of this time are not correct. Coeur d'Alene Reservation is smaller. We can't obtain correct demographics of Coeur d'Alene Reservation as a result of American leaders continuing to recognize Coeur d'Alene Reservations boundaries before it's surplus land was ceeded on May 22, 1909.
Coeur d'Alene Reservation was considered a "Former Reservation" for much of the 20th century. However, they promoted that because of the new smaller Coeur d'Alene Reservation created after land allotments were handed out and surplus land was ceeded. Those land allotments became the new smaller Coeur d'Alene Reservation! We can't determine correct demographics of Coeur d'Alene Reservation because the preserved land has been extremely violated. That's why demographics are not included! There are two communities within Coeur d'Alene Reservation where Ojibwa's make up a large proportion of it's population. De Smet is Coeur d'Alene Reservation's only predominantly Native American community. Plummer is near half Native American. West portion of Coeur d'Alene Reservation is the surplus land that was ceded. From Plummer to De Smet to St. Maries is Coeur d'Alene Reservations correct boundaries. It's nearly all mountainous.
