Colville Tribes

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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

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
21 Colville Street / P.O. Box 150
Nespelem, WA 99155
Phone: 509-634-2200
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History

The Colville Reservation is located in northeastern (Ferry and Okanogan Counties) Washington, about 100 miles northwest of Spokane

Established -- 9 April 1872

Agency (BIA) -- Colville

Principal tribes -- Coeur d'Aléne (Skitswish), Colville, Kalispel, Okanagan, Lake (Senijextee), Methow, Nespelim,Pend d'Oreille, Sanpoil, Spokan.

Population -- 1969: Tribal enrollment 4,953

Brief Timeline

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

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

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

Colville Reservation

Treaty

• 1883 July 7, agreement with the Columbia (unratified)

Important Websites

• 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

For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.