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The Colville Confederated Tribes owns 184 acres of land in Pasco that they will develop for future business ventures, and signed an agreement related to that project earlier this month. The CCT “has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Port of Pasco regarding the Tribes’ economic development efforts in Pasco,” a June 9 press release from the tribes reads. The agreement “includes a commitment by the Port of Pasco to officially support the Tribes’ Pasco project and assures that the Port is kept informed about the progress of this effort. T...
Children on the Colville Indian Reservation have been dispersing "seed bombs" in areas affected by wildfires in recent years to help restore native species to the areas. The "Healing the Earth" program is conducted by the Washington State University Colville Reservation Extension 4-H program, which partners and collaborates with the Colville Confederated Tribes and Bureau of Indian Affairs natural resource programs, including Environmental Trust, Range, Fish & Wildlife, and Mt. Tolman Fire...
Ashley Atkins took on the role of Indian Education director this school year at Lake Roosevelt Schools and spoke to The Star recently about the importance of teaching Native American culture and history. "I will introduce myself in my language (Crow) first," she wrote in an email to The Star. "Kahay! Baalaashe' Amiiaxxisesh huuk, baashchiilitaailia, 'Lucky and Receiving' huuk. I am Apsaalooke from the great Crow Nation of Montana. My husband [LR science teacher Derek Atkins] is Psquosa...
Electric City is making the correct move in considering whether it should plan for expansion to its south. Like the rest of the country, the local area is running short of housing, and that’s a major obstacle to progress for a better community. Local employers have trouble recruiting employees to the area when they can’t find a place to live. Our largest employers in the Grand Coulee Dam area — the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Coulee Medical Center — run into the problem repeatedly. The hospital keeps eight rentals of its own just to have a...
Results are in for the May 7 primary elections for positions on the Colville Business Council. The CBC is the governing body of the Colville Tribes with 14 positions total for the council, and seven up for re-election each year. Poll votes in the current primary were certified May 9; absentee ballots were certified May 12. There are four positions each in the Inchelium, Nespelem, and Omak districts, and two positions in the Keller district. Four of the races this year went through the primary process to narrow them down to two candidates each....
The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergen-cy Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by Wildfires occurring from July 12, 2021 - August 8, 2021. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA) Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) implement-ed under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5206. Under a major disaster dec...
Four out of seven positions are up for election on the Colville Business Council that will go through the primary process to narrow down each race to just two candidates before the general election in June. The CBC is the governing body of the Colville Tribes with 14 positions total for the council, and seven up for re-election each year. There are four positions each in the Inchelium, Nespelem, and Omak districts, and two positions in the Keller district. This year, races going through the primary process include: Inchelium Position #2...
A coalition of tribes has secured over $3 million in funding in the Washington State supplemental budget for salmon reintroduction in the upper Columbia River. The money will go to three member tribes (Colville, Spokane, and Coeur d’Alene) to invest in efforts they are leading to restore salmon, revitalize tribal culture, and strengthen the region’s economy by implementing salmon reintroduction activities in the Spokane and Columbia rivers and their tributaries, the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT) said in a statement Tuesday. The maj...
The Colville Confederated Tribes’ Resident Fish Program began stocking Rufus Woods Lake last week with triploid rainbow trout, the tribal Fish and Wildlife Department said. “We encourage the membership to take advantage of this opportunity the Resident Fish Program is providing,” they said. “All anglers are encouraged to provide information associated with their catch (e.g., date, location, boat or shore fishing, and approximate size) to creel personnel or by calling the Colville Tribes...
Guns, bullets, and other weaponry could someday be manufactured nearby. The Colville Confederated Tribes are receiving a $50,000 grant from Washington state’s Community Economic Revitalization Board, matched by $16,667 from the tribe, to conduct a feasibility study to look into placing a munitions manufacturing plant on or near the reservation. Tribal Business Council Chairman Andrew Joseph Jr said the tribes have not been in contact with any existing business in the pursuit of this project. “The Tribes noticed a void in the local market for...
A report from the Okanogan School District determined that noises made during a basketball game were not racially motivated, but others, including Colville Business Council members, disagree. Reviewing game footage, Lady Raiders Assistant Coach Matthew Pleasants, himself an African American and Native American, took note of racist monkey noises being made while a Lady Raider, also an African American and Native American, shot free throws during a Feb. 18 basketball game in Okanogan. Pleasants reported the incident to the Washington Interscholas...
Communication between the Colville Tribes and the Grand Coulee Dam School District should be prioritized, officials from both groups say. At their meeting Monday night, GCDSD School Board directors hosted the chairman and other members of the Colville Business Council, the governing body of the Colville Confederated Tribes. With 37.8% of students in the district being enrolled tribal members, and more being of tribal descent, the school board has spoken frequently in recent years about wanting...
The town of Coulee Dam is short one person on the city crew, and the city council is debating whether to keep it that way to shift money to maintenance projects. Two council members, Keith St. Jeor and Dale Rey have argued in two meetings in the last month that the city should contract for some work done, including park maintenance, not re-hire for the position left open by the death of an employee. St. Jeor and Rey argued heavily in favor of contracting out for the work last month but wanted to wait on further discussion until Mayor Bob Poch,...
Roger Dean Jack "Weel K^Wen Eet Cha" , 70, proud Elder of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville, left us during the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 15, 2022, from Wenatchee, Washington. Roger entered this world on Sunday, October 7, 1951 ,in Nespelem, Washington, to the home of Isaac Sr. and Jennie Dora Swawilla-Jack. A member of the Catholic Church, Roger was passionate about his Native American Heritage. He loved the Traditional Ways, Participated in powwow contests, beading, and... Full story
The Raider wrestlers did it again, producing two state champs and two second placers over the weekend, with the team taking third place in the state. "Every single wrestler on the team won a match at state and scored valuable team points to allow us to get third," Head Coach Billy Monroe said. "When the season started, we were ranked as the seventh best team in the state, so I think we surprised quite a few other teams and coaches with how tough our kids ended up being." At the state...
Colville Tribes member Tony Louie is among a group of local tribal members working at carving out a niche in the California film scene. Louie had his film, "HIStory," screened at the 15th Annual LA Skins Fest film festival at the famous TCL (The Creative Life) Chinese Theatres in Hollywood in November. Louie's five-minute short "led the opening night screenings and set the tone for the entire festival," a press release from Louie's team reads. The film "is a spoken word piece poetically...
The Colville Business Council said it will meet this week to discuss the surge in COVID 19 cases and determine the necessary steps to address the surge. The CBC urged the community to be responsible and proactive to avoid contracting or spreading COVID 19 by getting vaccinated and wearing masks in public places, washing hands, and maintaining distance regardless of vaccination status. “This is a critical situation, and the Council and Tribes are working to ensure that everyone is aware of the most updated policies and procedures, as well as the... Full story
Call for Bid Okanogan County Fairgrounds RV Park Pedestal Replacement Okanogan County is soliciting sealed bids from interested licensed Electric Companies for the installation of new electrical pedestals at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds. The following is a project description: The removal of old RV Park pedestals. Provide and install all metering equipment using Okanogan PUD specification. Install proper grounds per NEC regulations. Install 120/208-volt, three phase panels 124 RV sites throughout the fairgrounds. Obtain all proper permits... Full story
Town of Nespelem Accepting Applications The Town of Nespelem is accepting application from interested contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works and Vendor Rosters. When the Town seeks to construct a public works project or improvement meeting state mandated guidelines, the Small Works Roster may be utilized. The Vendor Roster may be used to purchase, materials, supplies, or equipment. All interested contractors or vendors are invited to contact Town Hall at 509-634-4691, clerk@townofnespelem.com or stop by 330 9th St... Full story
Tiffany Lana Yallup, 33, Wife, Loving Mother, Daughter, Sister and Faithfull Friend, left us much too soon, the afternoon of Tuesday, December 28, 2021, from Grand Coulee, Washington. Born Tuesday, January 5, 1988, in Grand Coulee, Washington to Patrick Sr. and Linda Cleparty-Yallup, as a youth Tiffany was always active: playing on the basketball and softball teams while attending school in Nespelem, Washington, as well and boxing at the Nespelem Community Center. As an adult she continued her... Full story
Pumped storage hydropower projects that are in planning for the Coulee, as well as for Halverson Canyon north of Creston, may be aided by recent federal legislation. The road to bringing Columbia Basin Hydropower’s $1.4 billion Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project to fruition may have just gotten a little smoother. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by Congress in November 2021. The act authorizes almost a billion dollars for hydropower projects over five years “committing the federal government to supporting hydropower as part...
Several lynx have been captured in Canada and relocated to the Colville Indian Reservation in in hopes that a resilient population will be established there in an effort that uses the two nations' differing "endangered" stances on the species in a way that could connect populations from the Cascades to the Canadian Rockies. Project biologists, trappers and veterinarians are working together to ensure that the safest techniques are being used during processing and transportation of these...
Santana Titla paints in a Pueblo style at the holiday bazaar at Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday, where shoppers found plenty to take home from many vendors. Titla just moved to the community in November from New Mexico to take a position with the Colville Tribes. - Scott Hunter photo...
A man who stole a car at gunpoint from a Coulee Dam resident in 2020 was sentenced to 107 months in prison by a federal judge last week. Kyle Steven Scott Cate, 30, a member of the Colville Tribes had pleaded guilty earlier this year to two federal indictments. According to court documents, on April 30, 2020, at 2:30 a.m., Cate began banging on the door of a residence located in Coulee Dam, Washington, on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Cate’s victim, who also is an enrolled member of the Colville Tribes, came to the d...
Viola L. (Pierre) Myrick-Nordhougen, 71, left us all much too soon, Sunday evening, November 14, 2021, from Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. A longtime resident of Coulee Dam, Washington, Viola was born in Omak, Washington to Andrew J. Pierre Sr. and Margaret C. (Noyes) Pierre on September 19, 1950. Graduating from Omak High School in 1968, Viola went on to attend Spokane Falls Community College. A proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and... Full story