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  2. Colville Indian Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The Confederated Tribes and the Colville Indian Reservation are governed by the Colville Business Council. [5] From its administrative headquarters located at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Agency at Nespelem, the Colville Business Council oversees a diverse, multi-million-dollar administration that employs from 800 to 1,200 individuals in ...

  3. Colville people - Wikipedia

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    In 1872, the Colville tribe was relocated to an Indian reservation in eastern Washington named after them. [3] It is inhabited and managed by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which is a federally recognized tribe comprising twelve bands. The twelve bands are the Methow, Okanogan, Arrow Lakes, Sanpoil, Colville, Nespelem ...

  4. Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is a fishery resource for the treaty tribes of the Columbia River.Under the treaty, the native tribes, the Nez Perce Tribe, Warm Springs Reservation Tribe, and Umatilla Indian Reservation Tribe, have to the right to fish in the Columbia River, which means their fishery must be reserved and protected.

  5. Tribal sovereignty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This determined that Indian tribes were separate from the federal or state governments and that the states did not have power to regulate commerce with the tribes, much less regulate the tribes. The states and tribal nations have clashed over many issues such as Indian gaming, fishing, and hunting.

  6. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    It was established in 1946 as the Coulee Dam Recreational Area and was created by a memorandum of agreement with the Spokane Tribe, Colville Indian Reservation, and United States Bureau of Reclamation. It has, uniquely with Curecanti National Recreation Area, never been established by Congress or the president. [3]

  7. 2 PNW tribes say Tri-Cities casino plan could start an ...

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    The multi-step process is spelled out in the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Colville’s other three casinos, which operate under the 12 Tribes name, are on its reservation in the ...

  8. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The Nez Perce (not including the small group re-located to Colville) are located on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in West central Idaho along the Clearwater River. In 1872, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation was formed by executive order under President Ulysses S. Grant for the purpose of occupying the Colville Reservation ...

  9. Nespelem people - Wikipedia

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    The Nespelem people belong to one of twelve aboriginal Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation in eastern Washington.They lived primarily near the banks of the Nespelem River, an Upper Columbia River tributary, in an area now known as Nespelem, Washington, located on the Colville Indian Reservation.