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May 5 was National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
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NESPELEM – They’ve been planning this day for the past month.
The search for Jamie Ray Williams, 28, a Colville Tribal member who jumped from Grand Coulee Dam Bridge, June 26 has ended.
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The 2015-2016 Colville Business Council was sworn into office Thursday, July 9, in the Colville Business Council Chambers.
KELLER – Two minor injuries were reported but crews continue to make progress on the Twenty-One Mile Grade Fire, which is now approximately 2,250 acres.
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SPOKANE—The National Weather Service has put in place an urgent Red Flag Warning for much of Eastern Washington, including the Colville Reservation, that will stay in affect through Monday night.
COULEE DAM – The search for a 27-year-old tribal member who jumped from Grand Coulee Bridge around 7 a.m. this morning will continue downriver, Coulee Dam Police Chief Pat Collins told the Tribune.
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SPOKANE – A notable figure in the American Indian basketball world will participate in the largest 3-on-3 tournament on the planet this year, according to the Team Tracker at SpokaneHoopfest.com.
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NESPELEM – 2015 marked the 11th year of the Grand Marshals dinner and new to this year’s community potluck would be the addition of a veteran Grand Marshal.
He was known as a regular during Okanogan High School football and basketball games, no matter how hot or cold the weather, even as his health detoriatored and his family warned him not to go, Mark “Chief” Timentwa yelled from the sidelines or from the grandstands, supporting and watching hi…
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BRIDGEPORT – The 900,000 spring chinook released this year were a historic first, officials said during a traditional salmon sunrise ceremony June 19.
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BRIDGEPORT – The 900,000 spring chinook released this year were a historic first, officials said during a traditional salmon sunrise ceremony June 19.
NESPELEM: Deaths of tribal members through April are just a hair over the average over the past five years, according to Colville Tribal enrollment.
SPOKANE: The Bureau Indian Affair’s Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians partnered with the Colville Tribes Enrollment Program and the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations and provided financial literacy training to the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nation, May 22.
First of its kind, regional group looks to address disproportionate levels of suicide on regional reservations.
INCHELIUM: A dedication ceremony to celebrate the newly opened Boys and Girls Club in Inchelium was held, June 15, at the Inchelium Community Center.
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SEATTLE – Representatives from five tribes smiled as they posed for a photograph with Dr. Eske Willerslev following a press conference revealing results that affirmed the tribes’ longstanding belief Kennewick Man was an ancestor of regional tribes.
Official results on marijuana vote, CBC final results to be found June 18
38 percent want less than 200 horses, 8 percent want no
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NESPELEM- In a closed session this afternoon general Election results were confirmed with five of seven incumbents behind at the polls.
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NESPELEM- Five of seven incumbents in the 2015 Colville Business Council General Election are behind at the polls, though absentee ballots won’t be counted until this week.
New 56,000-square-foot casino will give membership and Tribe something to be proud of, casino manager says
NESPELEM- A 150 pound black bear and her two 10 pound cubs were captured, June 5, by wildlife officials near the Nespelem Convalescent Center in the Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife live-trap.
The West Plains Chamber of Commerce honored 11-year-old Blaise Descoteaux, with a PACE award of excellence in a ceremony hosted on May 7.
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Tribal member graduates WSU ahead of peers after pushing herself through Running Start
NESPELEM- The Colville Business Council approved support of a request by the City of Omak providing permissions for legally licensed ATVs to be used on Omak Avenue, Jackson Street and 8th Avenue in east Omak.
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Closing in on a decade of living without the ability to hear, the flick of a switch gave tribal member Alise Hoffman a sense many take for granted.
NESPELEM- Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife has announced the distribution of fresh spring Chinook salmon from the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery at various locations this Friday, June 12.
NESPELEM-According to the National Weather Service, the Colville Reservation saw the beginnings of a heat wave on Monday that set record-breaking high temperatures.
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LEWISTON, Idaho—Colville Tribal member and former congressional candidate Joe Pakootas has signed an 18-month executive officer contract with Nez Perce Enterprises division.
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Following recent deaths community organizers gather to educate, inspire hope and bring healing
NESPELEM: The Colville Tribal Elections Office reported of the 1529 total absentee ballots mailed for the 2015 Colville Business Council’s General Election, 511 have been returned as of June 1.
NESPELEM: The Colville Tribal Employee Appreciation Day winners for each division were announced, Friday, May 15 at the second annual event. Tribal attorney Chaitna Sinha was named ‘Most Valuable Employee for 2015.
L&P Director, CBC leans toward running facility that currently cost $350 thousand annually to maintain alone
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NESPELEM—Colville Business Councilmember Andy Joseph Jr. was honored with the Indian Health Service Director’s Special Recognition Award at the National Institutes of Health’s Main Campus, May 29.
NESPELEM- Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife has announced the distribution of fresh spring Chinook salmon from the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery will be distributed this coming Friday, June 5 at various reservation locations.
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KELLER—Colville Tribal Environmental Trust stated in a release today, May 29, “about a third to half” of the 2,800 gallons of gasoline spilled when a fuel tanker wrecked approximately 20 miles north of Keller on May 19, has been cleaned.
NESPELEM—In Special Session, May 21, the Colville Business Council approved a $200 per capita payment to be distributed on August 17.
BRIDGEPORT- The Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife department has announced the Chief Joseph First Salmon Ceremony is set for June 19.
KELLER-Starting May 20, fish will be available to Tribal members Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Keller Campground on the San Poil River.
NESPELEM- Ricky Gabriel recently started phase one of his plan to fix up the Nespelem Rodeo grounds.
NESEPELEM-This weekend, Nespelem Community Center will host a Celebration of life and healing ceremony.
NESPELEM- The Colville Tribal Employee Appreciation Day winners for each division were announced, Friday, May 15 at the second annual event. Tribal attorney
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After shaking the nerves from a practice round Tuesday, Inchelium freshman Randi Finley became the first Hornet to ever make the cut after Day 1 of the 1B/2B State Golf Championships here at Columbia Point Golf Course.
KELLER—A release issued by the Colville Tribes’ Environmental Trust has noted work is continuing at the Highway 21 site where 2,800 gallons of gasoline were spilled as a result of the Tuesday, May 19 wreck of a gasoline tanker approximately 20 miles north of Keller.
