(Nespelem, WA) — The San Poil Treatment Center is hosting an open house for the public on October 1st, 2021 to celebrate its grand opening. Guided tours will be given between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and refreshments and snacks will be served. A separate, invitation-only grand opening event will b…
(Nespelem, WA) — The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will distribute disaster relief payments to offset the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. All enrolled tribal members over the age of 18 as of September 9, 2021 will qualify for two payments, each in the amoun…
TWIN LAKES – As you first approach Twin Lakes Youth Camp, you hear the sound of hammers hammering, saws cutting through wood and see a project coming to life.
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NESPELEM - For the past six years with exception to 2020, the Education departments of the Colville Confederated Tribes have gathered together to plan an eventful ceremony to celebrate this year’s graduates.
NESPELEM – Recently, hundreds of adult summer chinook were released upstream of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams.
NESPELEM - Over 600 juvenile white sturgeon were released in Rufus Woods Lake recently.
KELLER – Standing a few feet in the Sanpoil River, Andy Joseph Jr., Chairman for the Colville Confederated Tribes Business Council, watched the chinook salmon he was about to release be passed down the line of people – hand to hand - to him.
INCHELIUM – Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz made the long trek from Olympia to the remote community of Inchelium to meet with members of the Colville Business Council, July 28, to discuss the recent Chuweah Creek and Summit Trail fires.
Colville Tribes host mini-powwow for firefighters and First Responders
NESPELEM - Colville tribal elder Darlene Wilder, who’s house on Owhi Flats was in the path of the destructive Chuweah Creek Fire, shared her story as well.
The Chuweah Creek Fire, started by lightning July 12, burned 3 homes on the Colville Reservation
River Warriors, Peacekeepers Society organize massive donation drive thru
COULEE DAM - As part of their summer school project, working in the Lake Roosevelt High School woodshop, Colville tribal members Elijah Palmanteer and Aidan Palmateer have worked to build a 16-foot skiff.
May 5 was National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
BRIDGEPORT – The 900,000 spring chinook released this year were a historic first, officials said during a traditional salmon sunrise ceremony June 19.
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.
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
NESPELEM- In a closed session this afternoon general Election results were confirmed with five of seven incumbents behind at the polls.
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.
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.
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.
LEWISTON, Idaho—Colville Tribal member and former congressional candidate Joe Pakootas has signed an 18-month executive officer contract with Nez Perce Enterprises division.
Following recent deaths community organizers gather to educate, inspire hope and bring healing
