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The Lower Spokanes moved to the Spokane Reservation in 1877.  
The Lower Spokanes moved to the Spokane Reservation in 1877.  


The Spokane Reservation was established in 1881, and when the army abanded Fort Spokane, the tribe utilized the old fort as a school.  
The Spokane Reservation was established in 1881, and when the army abandoned Fort Spokane, the tribe utilized the old fort as a school.  


The tribe has divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower Spokane bands/groups. The Upper and Middle Spokanes moved to the Colville Flathead Reservation in 1887.  
The tribe has divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower Spokane bands/groups. The Upper and Middle Spokanes moved to the Colville Flathead Reservation in 1887.  
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<br>Colville Indian Agency Acting Indian Agent William Parkhurst Winans conducted a [http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg147.htm census of the Spokane Tribe in August 1870]. Washington State University Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections holds this census. 


==== Enrollment Records  ====
==== Enrollment Records  ====
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