In recent years, the hatchery program has grown to produce approximately 165,000 juvenile hatchery Chinook per year, with about 25,000 released at Kettle Falls in the fall and 60,000 released from the ...

(Nespelem, WA) — Republicans in Congress today passed President Trump’s massive piece of legislation referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (“OBBA”). It is scheduled to be signed into law by ...

Nespelem, WA — On October 2, 2023, 23 buffalo were released to live in the wild on the Colville Reservation. They were released on range unit 25 between Keller Ridge and Buffalo Lake. Another 7 ...

Seated: Commerce Director Fong and Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson. Back row, from left: Sharlene Zacherle, Nespelem District, Colville Business ...

The Department of Defense and other military agencies have acted to purge information from their websites that highlighted the heroic actions of Native Americans who served their country. For example, ...

Press Release Nespelem, WA — On September 27, 2023, President Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum to officially establish a federal policy to restore healthy and abundant Columbia River salmon, ...

KELLER - Nearly 80 years ago, the Grand Coulee Dam blocked migratory salmon from moving into the Upper Columbia; today, the Colville Confederated Tribes brought those salmon back, releasing 30 summer ...

(Nespelem, WA) — The United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program has awarded the Colville Tribes a $16.5 million dollar grant to build a new food processing facility which will ...

Reyes said his brother’s activist spirit, which changed Seattle-area urban Indians’ lives for the better, was sparked on the water. Whitebear got a first-hand account of how Indians were treated and ...

The 86-year-old tribal member is a World War II enthusiast who realizes part of the United States’ allied victory in the multi-country conflict relied upon the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam.

SPOAKNE, WA – Josephine Pakootas’ parents are John (J-Dub) Pakootas, Sr. and Amanda Vanslyke. Her paternal grandparents are Janice Matt and John "Junky" Pakootas, Sr. Her maternal grandparents are ...

(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 ...