Colville Tribes

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Okanagan: sx̌ʷy̓ʔiłpx sqlxʷúlaʔxʷ)[1] is the federally recognized tribe that controls the Colville Indian Reservation, which is located in northeastern Washington, United States. It is the government for its people.

The Confederate Tribes of the Colville Reservation consist of twelve individual tribes. Those tribes are:

• Arrow Lakes (Lakes, Sinixt)
• Chelan
• Colville
• Entiat
• Nespelem
• Okanagan
• Methow
• Sinkiuse-Columbia
• Nez Perce
• Palus
• San Poil
• Wenatchi.[2]

The tribes' traditional territories in the Pacific Northwest once encompassed most of what is now known as eastern Washington state and extended into British Columbia, Idaho, and Oregon.

Notable tribal members

• Lucy Covington (1910-1982, Moses-Columbia) Native American Rights Activist
• Joe Feddersen (b. 1953, Okanagan) sculptor, painter, photographer, and mixed-media artist
• Chief Moses (1829-1899, Moses-Columbia) Native American Chief
• Lawney Reyes (1951-2022, Sinixt), artist, author, activist[3]
• Luana Reyes (1933–2001, Sinixt), health care activist and educator[4]
• Stella Runnels (1918-2010), nurse and activist, who established the health clinic during the Occupation of Alcatraz.[5]
• Bernie Whitebear (1937–2000, Sinixt), Native American rights activist

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References

1. Wikipedia contributors, "Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, < link > (accessed February 11, 2024).
2. Colville Tribes
3. Geni naming conventions - native Americans