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The city of Spokane, Washington (Sʎˈetkʷ) [6] is named after the tribe. It developed along the Spokane River, within the historic ancestral land of the tribe, but not within the reservation (see map). The Spokane language (Npoqínišcn [citation needed]) belongs to the Interior Salishan language family, being a dialect of Montana Salish.
Skokomish Indian Reservation: 796 5,000 Just north of Shelton in Mason County: Snoqualmie Indian Reservation: 650 56 Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties: Spokane Indian Reservation: 2,708 154,898 Almost entirely in southern Stevens County and in northeastern Lincoln County along the Spokane River: Squaxin Island Indian ...
The tribes are known in English as: the Colville, Nespelem, Sanpoil, Lakes (after the Arrow Lakes of British Columbia, or Sinixt), Palus, Wenatchi, Chelan, Entiat, Methow, southern Okanagan, Sinkiuse-Columbia, and Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's Band. Some members of the Spokane tribe also settled the Colville reservation after it was established.
A map of the original Coeur d'Alene territory, shown in red, and the subsequent reservation, shown in purple. The Coeur d'Alene War of 1858, also known as the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Pend d'oreille-Paloos War, was the second phase of the Yakima War, involving a series of encounters between the allied Native American tribes of the Skitswish ("Coeur d'Alene"), Kalispell ("Pend d'Oreille"), Spokane ...
The tribe's headquarters is in Cusick, Washington. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, five-member tribal council. The general council, composed of enrolled members over the age of 18, vote in a general election the first Friday of June every year. Council members are elected for three-year terms.
Jul. 21—A new mural honoring the Spokane Tribe of Indians will be installed on Franklin Park's basketball court, making it the first Native basketball court in Spokane once finished. Carol Evans ...
Northern Quest Resort & Casino is a Native American casino in Airway Heights, Washington, near Spokane, owned and operated by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.It features two hotel towers, a spa, an upscale cigar bar, more than a dozen restaurants and lounges, and two concert venues. [1]
(The Center Square) – In the midst of a housing shortage, the Spokane City Council asked the state to delay a 160-acre land exchange on Monday as a Redmond-based development company hopes to ...