Kootenai is a nickname! It is an English pronunciation of a Blackfoot name for the tribe. Their own name for themselves is: Ktunaxa. It is pronounced tu-na-ha with a barely heard "K" sound at the start. They live in 8 or so communities in Canada and the US.
the women are short in stature
the kootenai indians sheltered in sweat lodges,tipis and longhouses
The Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation lived in what is now Montana on the eastern slopes of the Rockies
Kootenai National Forest was created in 1907.
Salish Kootenai College was created in 1977.
Salish Kootenai College is located in the state of Montana.
Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1964.
The area of Kootenai National Forest is 8,903.084 square kilometers.
Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin was created in 1926.
As of the 2000 Census, the population of Kootenai County Idaho is, 108,685.
Bloodlclat pussaay!
It was not a nickname, but his Cherokee name when he lived among the indians.