REMINDER: This Friday, October 30th, 2020 is the last day to submit your application for the COVID19 Needs Based Grant. If you have applied and still not received payment, please call Enrollment at extension 2830. All tribal members over the age of 18 by Oct. 30th who have been adversely aff…
CCT Enrollment has processed over 5,200 applications for the COVID19 Needs Based Grant since September 4th, 2020.
The Colville Confederated Tribes would like to express our sincere appreciation for everyone who contributed donated items for the fire victims. There was an overwhelming response from individuals, organizations and communities near and far and we will be forever grateful for your generosity…
CCT Enrollment has processed over 4,300 applications for the Needs-Based Grant. Payments have been processed weekly since September 4th, 2020.
Diabetes, Heart Disease, Lung and Renal Conditions
(Nespelem, Wash. June 15, 2020) – People have encounters with animals every day, even in their own back yards, but some are not as intimidating as a bear! Bears are resourceful and curious creatures. They can travel over 15 miles a day, be known to run as fast as 30 miles an hour, and a…
Celebrating the hard work and achievements of our students is very important. We are excited to announce that all Head Start, 8th Grade, High School, GED, College and other Post-Secondary graduates are especially invited to participate in the 2020 Colville Graduation Recognition Parade in ea…
To the Membership and the Reservation Community:
Dear Omak Pioneers Class of 2020,
Due to unprecedented challenges our tribe is facing due to the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, we regrettably made the decision to place 178 employees on temporary lay-off or “standby” starting on April 20, 2020 and ending on July 17, 2020. Additionally, Council decided that these employees…
Colville Tribal Diabetes Prevention Program Emergency Plan
The next few months will be challenging on multiple levels, in ways we can’t yet imagine. The Coronavirus has been declared a pandemic here in the United States. Tribal Council will be making difficult decisions that are beyond our control. We need to base these decisions on sound informat…
Hello Everyone,
This is the first of many articles to come regarding the realm of Peacemaking Circles.
NESPELEM—This week TERO offered Fiber Optic Certification, followed next week by an Advanced Fiber Optic Certification by International Network Consultants who assist with job placement, finding internships, resume building and interview technique assistance for graduates of the program.
NESPELEM – Anglers have a great opportunity to do some winter fishing as several lakes across the Colville Indian Reservation were stocked with trout, some as large as seven pounds.
Wenatchi (P’squosa) families have long passed down traditions related to an unprovoked massacre of an entire village of Wenatchi people shortly after the signing of the 1855 Walla Walla treaty. In late 2017, the Wenatchi Advisory Board, a tribal group that advises the Colville Business Counc…
NESPELEM—The final week of the second cohort of heavy equipment operators began just east of the Nespelem Corrections Detention this week. The students switched from classroom simulators to the real equipment where instruction is provided on excavators, dozers, front-end loaders and graders.
I love road trips and near the end of September I took my dogs, Buddy and Golden Walks, to Lake Wenatchee State Park outside of Leavenworth. What a beautiful area! The White River is particularly wonderful this time of year: Sparkling water, bright colored leaves and trees; great little camp…
As we launch into a new 4-H year, we are reminded that 4-H is a family affair! While the youth are actively enrolled in the 4-H program, the family is truly the support system for success.
Family and Friends,
2018-2019 was a very successful fiscal year for CCT Planning, with it culminating in one of our own, Senior Economic Planner Ernie Rasmussen, being awarded the 2019 Most Valuable Employee at Employee Appreciation Day. In FY2019, CCT Planning
Dear Tribal Members:
Letter to the Editor,
To Cary Rosenbaum, Editor:
The 12 Tribes Casino parking lot had lots of spaces up close to the entrance. It was nearly 4 o’clock on Tuesday, Senior Day at the Casino. I’d stopped by earlier to get my meal voucher and the place was hopping, but I had a lot of errands in Omak, so I didn’t stop to enter the Tournament. O…
At this point – nearly one and a half centuries after the Colville Reservation was formed and much longer after the first missionaries came to the Pacific Northwest to begin their fight against tribal culture – the impacts of cultural oppression are omnipresent.
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People with older (historic) photos, please continue to come our way. This week, a researcher from Dallas contacted us regarding a photo they think they have of Alice Stensgar.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Dear Tribal Members:
It was early in the 1970s when I met and spent several days with Isabel Friedlander Arcasa at a hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. We spent days and nights together for almost one week: she, with her little grandson, who was confined to bed with an injured (casted) foot and I with my young s…
We received a release this week from the Keller School Food Service department announcing a free summer meal program for any child 18 years of age and younger. The school will serve lunch from 12 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, starting July 9.
The Native American Journalists Association has launched a new initiative to study and report on “the perception of press freedom in Indian Country.”
Even though Washington State no longer requires high school seniors to participate in a senior project and presentation, Inchelium High School does. The board and administration understand the importance of discovering life beyond graduation. As a student mentor and judge, I agree. This year…
To all my relatives, people,
Nespelem Position 1
Dear Tribal Members:
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It’s the iconic photo it seems everyone locally is sharing online: Muckleshoot Tribal School’s Rosalie Fish racing at the WIAA 1B State Track and Field Championships in Cheney, Wash. with the #MMIW’s trademark red hand on the face, and the letters MMIW going vertically down her right leg in red.
Three children, presumably local, are enjoying a Christmas tree.
The Colville Tribe will offer a day of awareness and prayer on May 3 at 9:00 am at the Lucy Covington Government Center, Nespelem
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United States & Washington State Colville Tribal Initiatives and proposed bills
The primary candidate forum letters sent to the Tribune will be published online here.
I have received several requests to write something about the retreat of the Colville Business Council held in October 2018 as well as the recent ethics charges against Andrea George. I will also provide information of the events leading up the special session on Thursday February 21, 2019,…
