Kootenai Falls is a waterfall in the Kootenai River in Lincoln County, Montana, near U.S. Route 2. It is the largest unconfined waterfall in the state and one of the largest waterfalls in the United States. It is the largest unconfined waterfall in the state and one of the largest waterfalls in the United States in terms of flow rate.
The falls are considered a sacred site for the Kutenai tribe. They see the falls as the centre of the world and a place where tribal members can communicate with the spiritual forces that give direction to the tribe and to individual members.
In the early 1800s, David Thompson, a Canadian explorer and employee of the Northwest Company, travelled into the canyon and used the Kootenai River as a navigational guide through the area, following Indians and game trails. He sailed around the falls and followed the stones built by the Kutenai before continuing upstream.
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