Jennifer Porter is the current tribal chair of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.[1] She was born in Navajo Nation in Fort Defiance and is half Navajo and half Kootenai.[2] She replaced her uncle on the Kootenai Tribal Council when she was 23. Porter has promoted educational and cultural programs, including a computer program to teach students words from the Kutenai language.[3] She has three children, two of whom attend the Boundary County School District public school.
Jennifer Porter | |
|---|---|
| Tribal chair of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Aitken, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 49–50) Navajo Nation, Fort Defiance |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | Navajo and Kootenai |
| Children | 3 |
Porter has been active in efforts to save the Kootenai River white sturgeon.[4][5]
In 2009, she signed an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection "to develop an enhanced tribal card for the purpose of crossing the border with the U.S. and Canada".[6] In January 2012, the Kootenai Enhanced Tribal Card (ETC) was designated "as a travel document acceptable for entering into the United States through a land or sea port of entry".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Kootenai Tribe of Idaho". Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
- ^ Cohn, R.J. (December 16, 2008). "Kootenai Tribal Chair Stresses Education for Tribe's Future". Boundary County Digest.
- ^ Golder, Julie (November 23, 2011). "Porter passionate about education, Kootenai culture". Bonners Ferry Herald.
- ^ "Restoring the Kootenai River". The River Journal. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ "The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, State of Montana, Federal Agencies and Conservation Groups reach historic agreement to save Kootenai River white sturgeon". US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ "CBP and Idaho's Kootenai Tribe Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Develop Enhanced Tribal Card". CBP NewsPhotos. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ "CBP Designates Kootenai Tribe's Enhanced Tribal Card as Acceptable Travel Document". CBP.gov. 2012-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-12-11.