Caj Matheson's work as director of natural resources for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Schitsu'umsh) carries on the Tribe's responsibility for the Coeur d'Alene Lake and the land where they have lived from time immemorial. He also sees his work as part of his spiritual journey.
His overall role is to oversee the work of others who manage fisheries, wildlife, forestry, air quality, water quality, land management, wetland restoration, recreation, environment, energy efficiency, climate impact, pesticides and smoke management
In the 1970s, however, little land within the reservation boundaries was owned. Now the Tribe owns nearly 50 percent because they bought it with funds from the Coeur d'Alene Casino and various settlements related to natural resources. , . . . .
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