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The Colville Reservation is located in northeastern ([[Ferry County, Washington Genealogy|Ferry]] and [[Okanogan County, Washington Genealogy|Okanogan]] Counties) Washington, about 100 miles northwest of Spokane | The Colville Reservation is located in northeastern ([[Ferry County, Washington Genealogy|Ferry]] and [[Okanogan County, Washington Genealogy|Okanogan]] Counties) Washington, about 100 miles northwest of Spokane | ||
{{Block indent|Established -- 9 April 1872}} | |||
{{Block indent|Agency (BIA) -- [[Colville Indian Agency (Washington)|Colville]]}} | |||
{{Block indent|Principal tribes -- [[Coeur d'Alene Indians|Coeur d'Aléne]] (Skitswish), Colville, [[Kalispel Indians|Kalispel]], [[Okanagan Indians|Okanagan]], Lake (Senijextee), Methow, Nespelim,[[Pend d'Oreille Indians|Pend d'Oreille]], [[Sanpoil Indians|Sanpoil]], [[Spokane Indians|Spokan]].}} | |||
{{Block indent|Population -- 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment]] 4,953 <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2</ref>}} | |||
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Guide to Colville Tribes ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
21 Colville Street / P.O. Box 150
Nespelem, WA 99155
Phone: 509-634-2200
Website and Facebook
History[edit | edit source]
The Colville Reservation is located in northeastern (Ferry and Okanogan Counties) Washington, about 100 miles northwest of Spokane
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1782-1783: Smallpox epidemic depopulates the tribe
1825: Fort Colville is established
1872: Colville Reservation is established
1883 July 7, agreement with the Columbia (unratified)
Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Colville tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Land records: Tribally owned: 937,240 acres Allotted land: 74,248
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Colville Reservation
Treaty[edit | edit source]
- 1883 July 7, agreement with the Columbia (unratified)
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and By-laws of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, published in 2001
- Official web site of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Colville Indian Reservation WikipediA Colville Tribe Wikipedia
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2