The CRIS Guiding Cultural Values are:
- Lifeways/way of life with Creator/ Spirituality
- tsegwt “way of life” (Coeur d'Alene)
- It’ukdi awawat shxel Ishtamx “Give thanks to Creator”(wasq’u)
- Good Heart/Kind Heart
- Taaminwa ashwata Tmnapa “I will always be with you in my heart” (Sahaptin)
- hnghesilgwes “good heart” (Coeur d'Alene)
- T’umxsh “kind hearted” (wasq’u)
- Pewu tubetse pesa “good heart” (Paiute)
- Kanawa idenshal xam – Honoring the good in all our people. (wasq’u)
- Honoring and respecting life
- No’yoona magwetzoi “Everything has life” (Paiute)
- yaʕyáʕt stim̓ aksxwlxwált “Everything has life” (Coeur d'Alene & Colville-Okanogan)
- pútaʔnt yaʕyáʕt aʔ‿cxwlxwalt “Respect for everything that is living” (Colville-Okanogan)
- Stewardship and being protectors
- syeshetʻm “caretaker” (Coeur d'Alene)
- pea teepu mabetseana “stewardship” (Paiute)
- Sharing knowledge
- tsunme’ “sharing knowledge” (Coeur d'Alene)
- Natunedyooewanne egwew “sharing our knowledge” (Paiute)
- tsegwt “way of life” (Coeur d'Alene)
- It’ukdi awawat shxel Ishtamx “Give thanks to Creator”(wasq’u)
- Taaminwa ashwata Tmnapa “I will always be with you in my heart” (Sahaptin)
- hnghesilgwes “good heart” (Coeur d'Alene)
- T’umxsh “kind hearted” (wasq’u)
- Pewu tubetse pesa “good heart” (Paiute)
- Kanawa idenshal xam – Honoring the good in all our people. (wasq’u)
- No’yoona magwetzoi “Everything has life” (Paiute)
- yaʕyáʕt stim̓ aksxwlxwált “Everything has life” (Coeur d'Alene & Colville-Okanogan)
- pútaʔnt yaʕyáʕt aʔ‿cxwlxwalt “Respect for everything that is living” (Colville-Okanogan)
- syeshetʻm “caretaker” (Coeur d'Alene)
- pea teepu mabetseana “stewardship” (Paiute)
- tsunme’ “sharing knowledge” (Coeur d'Alene)
- Natunedyooewanne egwew “sharing our knowledge” (Paiute)