Cd'A Tribe sees clear sign of racism

Media were contacted this morning by Heather Keen of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe with the following:

Sadly, we've discovered an incident of racism and vandalism that took

place over the weekend on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. I've attached

photos of the sign that was marked - this is a historical marker located

at Highway 95 and DeSmet Road on the CdA Reservation in Benewah County.

We've already contacted ITD to have the sign taken care of.

While it's been a while since we've seen such hurtful words like this

graffitied on the reservation, unfortunately these kinds of sentiments

can often be expressed in other ways and we do see and hear of things

like this still happening from time to time. Organizations like the

Kootenai Task Force on Human Relations and the Human Rights Education

Institute have done a lot of work in our region to try and eradicate

intolerance, racism, and hatred in North Idaho but when things like this

occur it shows we still have a ways to go. It will always be up to the

community and those who live here to continue to stand up against

hateful actions such as this.

If anyone has any information about this incident, we would ask that

they call the Idaho State Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.