1935 to 1948, and as chief from 1949 until his death in 1965. Since then chairmen have been elected democratically. Joseph Garry, son of Ignace, politician and the first Native American elected to the Idaho State House; also elected as Chairman of the Coeur d'Alene, serving for 10 years. Jeanne Givens, politician; in 1984 she was the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho State House, where she served as representative for four years. She is granddaughter of Ignace Garry and niece of Joseph Garry. She was chair of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees; appointed by President Bill Clinton to the Board of Directors of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M., where she served as chair for several years; and served on Board of Directors of Americans for Indian Opportunity Janet Campbell Hale, writer Paulette Jordan, Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho in 2018 and former member of the Idaho House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018; at her reelection in 2016, she was the only Democrat in state office north of Boise. Richard Mullen, historian, one of three leaders who brought the 1991 tribal lawsuit against the mining companies for environmental cleanup; also on Tribal Council and served as vice chairman Henry SiJohn, Tribal Council, one of three leaders who brought the 1991 tribal lawsuit against the mining companies for environmental cleanup; vice chairman from October 1998 to his death in February 1999 Al Rinker, musician and younger brother of Mildred Bailey, grew up on the reservation. Member of the popular trio "The Rhythm Boys" with Bing Crosby and Harry Barris through 1931. Charles Rinker, lyricist and younger brother of Mildred Bailey, grew up on the reservation. Active in Los Angeles. See also Neighboring tribes: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Kootenai-Salish (Flatheads) Nez Perce Spokane Notes Further reading Chalfant, Stuart A; Bischoff, William N. Historical Material Relative to Coeur d'Alene Indian Aboriginal Distribution. New York: Garland Pub. Inc, 1974 Cody, Edmund R. History of the Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart: Old Mission, Cataldo, Idaho : on the Union Pacific between Spokane and Wallace and on the Yellowstone Trail between Coeur d'Alene and Kellogg. Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Printers, 1930 "Coeur d’Alene", Idaho Encyclopedia The Coeur D'Alene Indian Reservation. Fairfield, Wash.: Ye Galleon Press, 1970. Diomedi, Alexander. Sketches of Modern Indian Life. Woodstock, Md., 1894 (A photocopy of the original