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Nespelem, WA — The Colville Tribal Police assisted in the execution of a search warrant on May 9,  2023 and seized more than 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills. The seizure included 20 firearms and drug  paraphernalia. Stolen property was also recovered, including stolen firearms and valuable person…

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NESPELEM, Wash. – The Colville Business Council’s Primary election ended on Thursday (May 11) evening, with the absentee ballot count taking place in CBC chambers early this morning, stretching into the afternoon. 

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Lucy Covington Government Center – The Colville Tribal Council delegates to the Washington State Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force, Karen Condon and Sharleen Zacherle brought together Tribal employees, family and friends in the community on Thursday (May 4) morning to r…

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(Nespelem, WA) — The Colville Tribes is saddened to announce the passing of Colville  Tribal member Pauline Stensgar. She was 96 years old. 

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KELLER, Wash. – Natural Resource Enforcement Captain Bob Marchand has retired from the Colville Tribes. He retired from Natural Resources Enforcement after 30 years; he also had time with Tribal PD and the BIA. Family, friends, co-workers and well-wishers were on hand to share a luncheon at …

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PUBLIC NOTICE – Tribal Code section 1-8-41(c)

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(Nespelem, WA) — More than 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills were seized on April 19,  2023. The seizure also included approximately 80 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds  of heroin and more than 2 pounds of cocaine. The drugs are believed to have been headed  to the Colville Reservation and oth…

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House Bill 1177; Creating a missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations unit

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April 20–The Okanagan Nation  Alliance (ONA) held an open house at the Lower Similkameen Indian Band hall as part of an outreach program that will visit each member of the ONA to inform members of the services the ONA provides, they events they hold, and programs they offer. The ONA was form…

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Nespelem, WA — The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has formally submitted its application for the fee-to-trust transfer of tribal property in Pasco, WA, an  initial step in the Tribes’ plan to open a casino on its land there. 

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NESPELEM, Wash. – The High School 21+ program is a partnership between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Wenatchee Valley College, designed to help tribal members complete credits and coursework needed to earn the Washington State High School diploma. 

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Okanagan Falls, B.C. – Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) led a celebration for the return of a traditional fishing camp located at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls). The land was set aside as a reserve in 1877, then stolen in 1913 by the provincial and federal government. Th…

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PUBLIC NOTICE – Tribal Code section 1-8-41

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Spokane, Wash. – The Salish School of Spokane (SSoS) is an urban immersion school that teaches Colville-Okanagan Salish. They have 33 students from 21 families in grades K-6 and 26 teachers. There is also an evening class with 46 adults, mostly parents, but also includes community members. T…

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Spring is here and you know what that means, bears will be coming out of hibernation soon and will be hungry in search of food. Bears are opportunistic feeders and can pick up smells miles away, so we humans need to keep our outdoor areas clean to avoid unexpected visits from our furry friends.

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If you are an angler that enjoys catching those feisty northern pike in Lake Roosevelt, you can participate in the Northern Pike Reward Program and turn in your pike heads at a designated location and get paid!

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Program Update  |  Colville Confederated Tribes  Fish & Wildlife Dept.

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PUBLIC NOTICE - Tribal Code section 1-8-41 

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SPOKANE, Wash. – After a three year hiatus due to COVID, the Celebrating Salish Conference was once again hosted at Northern Quest Resort and Casino (March 8-10). Over 500 were registered for the event, which has grown from the first year when it was held at Spokane Falls Community College, …

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(Nespelem, WA) March 7, 2023 — A sculpture of a salmon situated along the Waterfront Park trail near  Barn Beach in Leavenworth, WA has been stolen. It was discovered to be stolen on  February 16, 2023, shortly after it was installed on October 31st, 2022. 

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March 2, 2023 (Nespelem, WA) — The Consumer Protection Division of the Washington State Attorney  General’s Office has filed a complaint in Spokane County against Zachary E. Love and  ZEL & Associates, Inc. The complaint accuses Love of unfair and deceptive advertising  and selling of le…

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 NESPELEM, Wash. - On Tuesday February 28th the Nespelem Library reopened its doors once again! After a long closure period due to the pandemic and no staffing we are so happy to welcome the community back into the space.

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OMAK, WA. (February 4, 2023) – There were 132 ballots cast in the Special Omak District Meeting to fill the vacant seat after the passing of Omak Councilman Virgil “Smoker” Marchand.

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We are at the final stages of getting the Tribes Integrated Resource Management Plan Approved. A Record of Decision has been signed and we are now in a 30 day appeal period. After the 30 days we will have completed the process if there are no appeals.

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 Presently, the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) are working with a Demographer on completing a 100-year population study based on various demographic scenarios. This is a population study.  No changes will be made to Enrollment requirements, the Code or Constitution. 

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Since October, hatchery staff have spawned hundreds of summer chinook and shocked and picked (the process of removing dead eggs) through thou­sands of spring chinook eggs. They will continue shocking and picking eggs throughout December. Hatchery staff also had help from Chelan County PUD st…

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Omak, WA (November 30, 2022) – 12 Tribes Colville Casinos’ team members are proud to contribute the annual holiday meals to local families in the Omak, Lake Chelan, and Coulee Dam communities. The holiday meals included turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing, dinne…

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Osoyoos, B.C. - Shawn Wilson is Opaskwayak Cree from northern Manitoba. He was the keynote speaker recently at the Okanagan Nation Alliance Syilx Indian Residential School Healing Gathering, November 28-29, 2022. “Through working with Indigenous people internationally, Shawn has applied Indi…

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(Nespelem, Wash. November 29, 2022) –  In the past few months, thousands of juvenile chinook were captured in the Sanpoil River, a tributary of the upper Columbia. The juveniles were produced from 178 adult chinook that were released in the river in 2021.  These studies in the Sanpoil are pa…

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November 16 — Penelope Antoine and Talliyah Timentwa shared their stories as young women for Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series hosted by the CCT Youth Development Program.

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Nespelem Agency, WA – Rick Desautel was the invited speaker to celebrate Native American Heritage Month as part of a CCT Youth Development Program lecture series.

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