Jeanne Givens, first native woman to be elected to the Idaho Statehouse, has died

Jeanne Givens, first native woman to be elected to the Idaho Statehouse, has died

(Coeur d’Alene Tribe Council Fires News / Facebook Screenshot)Former State Rep. Jeanne Givens, the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho Statehouse, has died.A member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe born in Plummer, Idaho, she represented District 4 at the Statehouse . She served two terms from 1985 to 1989, and served on the Indian Affairs, Business, Education, State Affairs and Health and Welfare committeesIn 1988, she became the first n…