Press Release
2024
April 15, 2024 Former Councilmember Frank LaFountaine Passes Away PDF
March 15, 2024 Colville Tribal Police Receive Prestigious Award PDF
March 5, 2024 Colville Tribes Supports Superfund Listing for the Upper Columbia River PDF
Feb 8, 2024 Joint press release, CCT and Sinixt Confederacy: Sinixt Confederacy and Colville Tribes Call for Environmental Impact Assessment of Proposed Zincton Resort PDF
Feb 8, 2024 letter Dear Ministers Heyman and Popham: Re: Support for an Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Zincton All- Season Resort PDF
2023
Nov 21, 2023 Colville Tribes Endorses Bob Ferguson for Governor PDF
Nov 21, 2023 Colville Tribes Endorses Hilary Franz for Congress PDF
Oct 23, 2023 Colville Tribes Endorses Patrick DePoe for Commissioner of Public Lands PDF
Oct 18, 2023 Former Council member Violet Boyd Passes Away PDF
Oct 3, 2023 Forestry Program Manager Joseph Holford Passes Away PDF
Oct 2, 2023 Buffalo Released on the Colville Reservation PDF
Sept 29, 2023 The Colville Tribes Notes the Passing of Doll Watt-Palmanteer PDF
Sept 28, 2023 Presidential Memorandum Establishes and Funds a Columbia Basin Fish Restoration Policy PDF
Sept 27, 2023 Western Rivers Conservancy and the Colville Tribes Repatriate Ancestral Lands and Deliver Life-Giving Water for Okanogan River Steelhead PDF
Sept 26, 2023 The Colville Tribes Grieves the Passing of Gene Joseph PDF
Sept 20, 2023 Sinixt Confederacy and Colville Tribes PDF
Call for Change on the Columbia River
Sept 19, 2023 Paschal Sherman Indian School Named “School of Distinction” PDF
Aug 9, 2023 The Colville Tribes Grieves the Loss of Former Chairman Michael Finley PDF
June 29, 2023 The Colville Tribes Grieves the Loss of MaryJayn LaPlante PDF
June 28, 2023 Play Ball Event PDF
June 15, 2023 The Indian Child Welfare Act is Upheld by the United States Supreme Court PDF
June 1, 2023 Work Will Occur at the Old CIPV Site PDF
May 17, 2023 Colville Tribal Police Assist in Another Major Drug Arrest PDF
May 4, 2023 The Colville Tribes Honors Pauline Stensgar PDF
April 26, 2023 Colville Tribal Police Assist in Drug and Gun Seizure PDF
April 20, 2023 Colville Tribes Submits Fee-to-Trust Application for
Tribal Land in Pasco, WA PDF
March 29, 2023 Women’s History Month PDF
March 8, 2023 Prized Stretch of the Okanogan River Conserved and
Ancestral Lands Returned to Colville Tribes PDF
March 7, 2023 Salmon Sculpture Stolen PDF
March 2, 2023 Disbarred Colville Tribal Spokesperson Zachary Love is Sued by the State of Washington PDF
January 14, 2023 Colville Tribes Council member Virgil “Smoker” Marchand Has Passed Away PDF
2022
Oct 21, 2022 The Final Suspect in the Shooting on the Colville Reservation Has Been Arrested PDF
Oct 21, 2022 Update on Active Shooter Incident PDF | Image
Oct 12, 2022 $3.95 Million Invested in Antoine Valley Ranch Habitat Conservation PDF Map
Oct 12, 2022 Colville Tribes Receives $48.4 Million Grant to Build Broadband PDF
Aug 30, 2022 The Grand Opening of the Nespelem Softball/Baseball Field PDF
Aug 17, 2022 The Colville Tribes Honers Lawney Reyes PDF
Aug 17, 2022 The Colville Tribes Reports a Brief Delay in Some Per Capita Payments PDF
July 21, 2022 The Colville Tribes Appoints New Executive Director PDF
July 8, 2022 The Colville Tribes Mourns the Passing of Jeanne A. Jerred PDF
July 6, 2022 Sn̓ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) Confederacy and Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Issue Statement on Vallican Cultural Site and Marilyn James PDF
June 9, The Colville Tribes and Port of Pasco Sign Cooperation Agreement PDF
May 25, 2022 Sinixt to Celebrate Historic Court Victory in Nelson, B.C. PDF
May 19, 2022 The Colville Tribes Accepts the Wagner Ranch for Conservation PDF
March 28, 2022 Francis Somday, Executive Director of the Colville Tribes, Passes Away PDF
Jan 12, 2022 Colville Tribes Address Covid-19 Surge PDF
2021
Sept 28, 2021 The Colville Tribes Postpone Annual Membership Meeting PDF
Sept 16, 2021 Open House at the San Poil Treatment Center PDF
Sept 15, 2021 The Colville Tribes Adopts Resolution Urging Washington State Redistricting Commission not to Redraw Boundaries on Colville Reservation PDF
Sept 13, 2021 The Colville Tribes Announces COVID-19 Emergency Relief Payments PDF
Aug 31, 2021 Powwow & Stick Games Will Proceed for Vaccinated PDF
Aug 27, 2021 Colville Business Council Cancels Powwow and Stick Games PDF
Aug 24, 2021 Colville Reservation to Reopen on Friday, August 27, 2021 PDF
Aug 4, 2021 Colville Tribes Files Lawsuit Against United States for Wildfire Damages PDF
July 20, 2021 Governor Jay Inslee to Visit the Colville Reservation on Wednesday PDF
July 13, 2021 Donations for Fire Recovery Are Accepted PDF
July 13, 2021 Colville Tribes Closes Reservation Due to Uncontrolled Fires PDF
July 1, 2021 Colville Tribes Addresses Extreme Fire Danger PDF
June 28, 2021 Chief Moses Banner Unveiling; A Display honoring Chief Moses in Moses Lake's Sinkiuse Square PDF
June 22, 2021 Zachary E. Love is disbarred as a spokesperson in Colville Tribal Court PDF
June 14, 2021Chief Moses Banner Unveiling: A display honoring Chief Moses in Moses Lakes Sinkiuse Square PDF
June 4, 2021 Colville Tribes Collaborates with Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Climate Issues PDF
May 27, 2021 The Colville Tribes and Washington Work Toward Sports Betting PDF
May 27, 2021 Colville Tribes and sn̓ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) Confederacy to Celebrate Historic Canadian Supreme Court Win PDF
May 26, 2021 The Colville Tribes Wins Fuel Tax Lawsuit PDF
May 21, Colville Tribes Lifts COVID - Related Public Safety Measures PDF
May 10, Individuals Do Not Represent the Wenatchi Tribe or the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation PDF
April 23, Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Trans-Boundary Sinixt Hunting Right PDF
April 13, Colville Tribes Presents Information on Pasco Area Economic Development Plans to Pasco Chamber of Commerce PDF
March 24, Joel Boyd, Vice-Chairman of the Colville Tribes, is placed on Administrative Leave PDF
March 18, The Colville Tribes Delivers Covid-19 Vaccinations PDF
March 12, Sinixt Representatives Call for Protection of Sacred Cultural Site and Burial Ground PDF
Feb 18, Colville Tribes Support a Regional Salmon Solution PDF
Jan 13, Colville Tribes Joins Lawsuit to Protect the National Archives in Seattle PDF
Jan 14, Colville Tribes Lifts Curfew in Keller District PDF
Jan 7, Colville Tribes Lifts Curfew in Inchelium District PDF
2017
December 27, 2017: Colville Tribes’ Chairman Applauds BC Supreme Court Decision
In Landmark Sinixt Hunting Case PDF
December 14, 2017: Local Tribal Film Inspires Columbia River Action PDF
November 28, 2017: Colville Tribes' Chairman Describes President's Remarks to Navajo Code Talkers as "Racist and Insensitive" PDF
November 20, 2017: Regional District Passes Historic Resolution Recognizing the Sinixt PDF
October 30, 2017: Colville Executive Director Focuses on Economic Development PDF
September 28, 2017: Councilwoman faces three counts in Tribal Court PDF
August 29, 2017: BIA provides $3.89 M for CCT Reforestation PDF
August 16, 2017: Tribes Industrial Fire Precaution Level Changes PDF
August 16, 2017: Sinixt Appeal Hearing Approaches Quickly PDF
July 28, 2017: Tribe Launches Hemp Project PDF
July 13, 2017: Colville Business Council Members Organize Committees PDF
June 30, 2017: Tribes Elect Colville Business Council Members PDF
June 20, 2017: Colville Tribal Elections to Move Forward PDF
June 19, 2017: Boys & Girls Clubs on the Colville Reservation Expand PDF
June 19, 2017: Former Colville Tribal Chair Jim Boyd Honored by His Tribe PDF
June 15, 2017: Colville Business Council Expels Councilman Gabriel PDF
April 28, 2017: British Columbia Appeals Ruling in Sinixt Hunting Rights Case PDF
March 27, 2017: Historic Victory for Sinixt Hunter Claiming Aboriginal Right to Hunt in Canada PDF
January 30, 2017: Teck Loses Appeal PDF
2018
December 10, 2018: Colville Tribes Applauds Passage of Indian Energy Bill PDF
Oct 1, 2018: Colville Tribal Chairman Congratulates Colville Winners of “Champion of Champions” PDF
September 18, 2018: Colville Tribes, FEMA, Sign Historical Agreement for Flood Recovery Efforts on Tribal Reservation PDF
September 14, 2018: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Colville Tribes’ Lower Court Victories over Teck PDF
September 13, 2018: CCT Argues Desautel Hunting Rights Case At Appellate Court in Vancouver, BC PDF
August 7, 2018: Colville Tribes Urges Priority of Native Nations For New FCC Licenses PDF
July 12, 2018: Colville Tribes Seats Recently-Elected Business Council, Elects Rodney Cawston as Chairman PDF
June 13, 2018: Colville Tribes Teams with War Pony Pictures to Tell Sinixt story PDF
May 23, 2018: Colville Chairman Disappointed by State Department’s Exclusion of Columbia River Indian Tribes From CTR Negotiations PDF
May 22, 2018: Colville Tribes Takes Major Step Forward in $2.7 M Breach-of-Contract Case PDF
May 3, 2018: Colville Tribes Receive "Treatment as State" Designation from EPA PDF
May 1, 2018: Supreme Court to hold Community Visit with Colville Confederated Tribes Next Week in Nespelem PDF
March 19, 2018: Successful Ceremony to Honor Sinixt Leaders PDF
March 8, 2018: Colville Confederated Tribes Files Legal Case Seeking Consultation on Creation of Westbank Reserve in Sinixt Traditional Territory PDF
February 27, 2018: Sn̓ʕay̓ckstx (Sinixt) Celebration and Honor Ceremony Set for March 15 PDF
February 9, 2018: Washington State Tribe Continues Fight for River PDF
February 8, 2018: Colville Members Vote to Keep Name in Referendum Election PDF
January 26, 2018: Colville Tribal Chairman Disappointed in Appeal
Of Landmark Sinixt Hunting Rights Court Victory; Vows to Continue Legal Battle PDF
January 18, 2018: Colville Business Council Expels Councilwoman Williams-Louis PDF
2019
Dec 17, 2019 Omak Clinic Moves to Final Application Phase of the Joint
Venture Construction Program PDF
Dec 3, 2019 Colville Tribes Hold Remembrance Event After Passing of Longtime Employee PDF
Nov 20, 2019 Colville Tribes, City of Pasco, Sign Historic Agreement to Begin Future Collaboration In Tri-Cities Area PDF
Nov 15, 2019 Colville Tribes, City of Pasco, to Sign Historic Agreement in Principle PDF
Oct 24, 2019 Historic Desautel Hunting Rights Case to be heard by Supreme Court of Canada PDF
Oct 7, 2019 Presentations on the Colville Tribes' Water Rights Petition Scheduled for Omak Keller Nespelem and Inchelium District Meetings PDF
Sept 30, 2019 Colville Tribal Government to
Implement 4 Day-10 Hour Workweek Beginning October 7, 2019 PDF
Sept 30, 3019 Colville Tribal Federal Corporation Donated $25,000 for Oct 4 General Membership Meeting PDF
Sept 3, 2019 Colville Tribes Takes Action to Protect Water Rights PDF
Aug 20, 2019 Colville Tribal Chairman Announces Effort to Reach Out to Tribal Members Victimized by Abuse at St. Mary's Mission School PDF
July 22, 2019 Colville Business Council Establishes New “Fisheries Committee,” Combines Four Committees into Two, As Part of Reorganization PDF
July 11, 2019 Reorganized Colville Business Council Elects Officers, Rodney Cawston Returning as Chair by Acclamation PDF
June 28, 2019 Tribes Elect Colville Business Council Members PDF
June 21, 2019 Colville Tribes Purchases Ancestral Homeland Property in Franklin County WA PDF
June 10, 2019: US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Teck Appeal, Finalizing Colville Tribes’ Victories In Columbia River Damages Case PDF
May 22, 2019: Lead US Negotiator on Columbia River Treaty, Tours Colville Reservation PDF
May 10, 2019: Colville Tribes Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors PDF
May 2, 2019: Colville Tribes Win Appeal In Desautel Hunting Rights Case PDF
April 29, 2019:Colville Tribes Chalks Up Big Wins in 2019 Washington Legislative Session PDF
April 26, 2019: New child care center to open in Keller, Washington CBC will house Head start and new Child Care services under one roof PDF
April 8, 2019: Colville Tribes Signs Marijuana Compact With State of Washington PDF
April 2, 2019: Reservation Emergency Alert System PDF
March 12, 2019: Colville Tribal Court Rules On Andrea George Motion to Block Seating of Darnell Sam PDF
March 5, 2019: Sam Fills Nespelem Vacancy PDF
March 4, 2019: Colville Tribes Announces Horse Nations Indian Relay Council Partnership PDF
February 27, 2019: Colville Tribes Applauds Final Passage of Bill that Protects Methow (mətxʷu) Headwaters PDF
February 21, 2019: Colville Business Council Expels Councilwoman George PDF
January 31, 2019: Colville Tribes Improves Wild Horse Management on Reservation PDF
2020
Dec 22, Colville Tribes Announces Curfew in Keller District PDF
Dec 17, The Colville Tribes Extends the Closure of the Colville Reservation to Non-Essential Visitors PDF
Dec 9, Colville Tribes Enforces Public Health Rules PDF
Dec 7, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Continue Work with Magellan Advisors PDF
Dec 7, Colville Tribes Announces Curfew in Inchelium District PDF
Nov 25, Colville Tribes, Franklin PUD Sign Letter of Intent for Electrical Substation Lease PDF
Nov 3, Colville Tribes Receives Broadband License PDF
Oct 14, General Membership Meeting of the Colville Tribes Will Be Held
Remotely in 2020 PDF
Oct 5, “Extinct” Sinixt Hunter Heads to the Supreme Court of Canada PDF
Sept 22, The Colville Tribes Extends Its Partial Government Shutdown PDF
Sept 9, 2020 Donations for Fire Response PDF
Aug 21, 2020 Census Takers Coming to the Colville Reservation PDF
Aug 19, 2020 Applications for Need-Based Grants Now Available PDF | Application link
July 6, 2020 - Colville Tribes Temporarily Closes Lucy Covington Government Center PDF
July 8, 2020 - Colville Tribes Plans Need-Based Grants PDF
July 9, 2020 - The Colville Tribes Extends Its Partial Government Shutdown PDF
June 25, 2020 - Tribes Elect Colville Business Council Members PDF
June 25, 2020 - The Colville Tribes Extends Its Partial Government Shutdown PDF
May 28 - The Colville Tribes Extends Its Partial Government Shutdown PDF
May 21 - The Colville Tribes Announces Receipt of COVID-19 Relief Funding PDF
May 8 - Indian Health Service Selects Omak Clinic for Joint Venture Construction Program PDF
April 10 - Colville Tribes Urges Citizens to Follow Quarantine Orders PDF
March 30 - The Colville Tribes Extends Its Partial Government Shutdown and Shuts Down All Non-Essential Businesses on the Colville Reservation PDF
March 25 - The Colville Tribes Closes the Colville Reservation to Non-Essential
Traffic PDF
March 23 - Colville Tribes Prohibits Public Gatherings on the Colville Reservation PDF
March 20 - Colville Tribes Dispels Rumors of Martial Law PDF
March 19 - Letter from the Chairman: Let's take care of each other and our loved ones PDF
March 18 - Colville Tribes Announces Partial Government Shutdown to Address COVID-19 Virus PDF
March 3, 2020 Colville Tribes Calls into Action Administrative Teams to Address COVID-19 Virus PDF
Feb 13, 2020 Colville Tribes to be the First Stop on Statewide Reservation to Reservation Voter Registration Tour PDF
Feb 3, 2020 New Markets Tax Credits advance first-ever substance abuse treatment facility for the Colville Tribe PDF
Jan 23, 2020 Election Committee Votes to Stop Ballot Counting in 4 Year Term Referendum PDF
Jan 17, 2020 Snʔay̓ ckstx (Sinixt) story “Older Than The Crown” PDF
Jan 7, 2020 Elections Committee Extends Voting Period and adds Polling Sites for Referendum Vote PDF
