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 ...

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, ...

Memorandum of understanding establishes areas of partnership; seeks to remove administrative barriers, ensure data sovereignty and more NESPELEM, Wash. --- Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Dear Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, During these uncertain times, the Colville Business Council wants to take a moment to reassure you of our unwavering commitment to ...

The use of the land is yet to be determined, but it has potential both for preservation and for construction that would serve the Wenatchi in their aboriginal home. With its river access, the land ...

(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 ...

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) — 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 ...

“They said, ‘You brought our people home,’” recalled Marchand. The third instance was similar. Working with the San Carlos Apache on a piece in Arizona near the Hoover Dam, elders there also thanked ...