The Kamiah area has been inhabited by the Nez Perce for centuries. Landmarks include State Bank of Kamiah and James F. Bridwell House. Kamiah is the birthplace of Jeff Krogh, race car driver.
Kamiah, Idaho gifts and souvenirs: 32 designs made from Kamiah's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Kamiah Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Kamiah Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Kamiah Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Kamiah Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Kamiah Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Kamiah Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 1,295 → 2020: 1,117
From Wikidata (CC0).
The Kamiah area has been inhabited by the Nez Perce for centuries. The name "Kamiah" is Nez Perce for "many rope litters," as Nez Perce manufactured "Kamia" ropes in the area to fish steelhead. Also according to Nez Perce tradition, the Appaloosa horse was first bred in the area.
On their return trip east, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped in the Kamiah area for several weeks during the spring of 1806, waiting for snows to melt.
Kamiah is the character name of the Nez Perce/Blackfoot woman in Across the Wide Missouri, a 1951 'mountain men' film set in the 1830s. Similar in fame to Sacagawea of the Lewis & Clark expedition, Kamiah led her associated mountain men's troop over the Bitterroot Range to her homeland (Three Forks, Montana for Sacagawea).
Hohots Ilppilp was the leader around Kamiah from at least the time of Lewis and Clark until the 1840s. When the first leader for all the Nez Perce was appointed, it was Hohots Ilppilp's grandson Ellis who lived in this area and maintained large herds of sheep, cattle and over a thousand horses.
Kamiah is within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Similar to the opening of lands in Oklahoma, the U.S. government opened the reservation for white settlement 131 years ago in November 1895. The proclamation had been signed less than two weeks earlier by President Cleveland.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Kamiah, Idaho, revision 1379136704 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Kamiah sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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5 free coloring pages of Kamiah, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Kamiah's population was 1,117 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,295 in 2010.
State Bank of Kamiah
James F. Bridwell House
A view of Kamiah
A view of Kamiah