The Kutenai Indians (Kootenai Tribe of Idaho) settled in the Kootenai Valley. The people moved about, to different encampments, depending on the level of the Kootenai River. When leaving a camp, large stone tools were left at the site for use when the people returned. Many men and women carried with them the smaller tools they needed for daily activities.
The most common small tools used by the Kutenai include a variety of multipurpose knives with flaked flint blades, bone or slate awls, and knapped stone scrapers and arrows. This photo shows a few of the artifacts from the Brant Collection in the Kootenai Exhibit at the Museum.
Kootenai Artifacts