Presentation on Lake Coeur d’Alene tonight

Thu., Nov. 15, 2007

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

COEUR d’ALENE – The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s stewardship of lower Lake Coeur d’Alene and a portion of the St. Joe River is the topic of a presentation tonight at North Idaho College.

Phillip Cernera, director of the tribe’s Lake Management Department, will present “Lake Coeur d’Alene: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 7 p.m. in Molstead Library’s Todd Hall, on NIC’s main campus at 1000 Garden Ave, Coeur d’Alene.

Lower Lake Coeur d’Alene and part of the St. Joe were part of the tribe’s original homeland and are now being held in trust for the tribe by the federal government.

The presentation is part of a symposium titled “Indian Identity in a Contemporary World” that is being held throughout the month of November, which is Native American History Month, and co-organized by North Idaho College’s Diversity Events Committee and the Human Rights Education Institute

Robert Bostwick, the tribe’s director of public relations and communication, will speak on “The Coeur d’Alene Tribal Enterprises and Their Impact on the Tribe and the North Idaho Economy” at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 in Molstead Library’s Todd Hall, on NIC’s main campus.

The presentation will focus on the tribe’s economic development and its impact on the reservation and the communities surrounding it. Both programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call Skip Kuck at (208) 769-3355 or Donna Cork at (208) 292-2359.

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