Indian camp on the beach near Sandpoint

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Indians camping at the city of Sandpoint City Beach. The land was originally a sand bar covered with grass and sparse trees. Courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Museum.

This file appears in: Sandpoint’s Qapquape

By Mary Garrison
Sandpoint’s Qapquape Long before the Europeans invaded north Idaho, the semi nomadic hunting/digging/fishing Kalispel Tribe made the shores of Lake Pend Oreille their home. These “Canoe People” or “Lake Paddlers,” as they were called by…