confederated tribes of the colville reservation

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) adopted nine tribal proposals Tuesday, replacing derogatory names used for indigenous women to names that reflect tribal history and culture.

Tribal members will be allowed to raise summer Chinook Salmon at the hatchery while the PUD will hold and relocate adult fish to areas on the Columbia River above the Chief Joseph or Grand Coulee dams.

The Colville Tribes are suing the U.S. over large wildfires in 2015. The tribes claim massive fires were the result of the federal government's failure to protect forests with operations such as prescribed burning. The lawsuit says the North Star and Tunk Block fires burned more than 240,000 acres on the Colville Reservation and destroyed 800 million feet of their commercial timber ...

Chelan County PUD was the recipient of an award, 2019 American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) Industry Award, that recognizes the entity's work to protect cultural resources. "Chelan County PUD has a long standing history of working to preserve our region's rich cultural history," said Kimberlee Craig, public information officer...

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation was among six Washington tribes to receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds. A collective $1.18 million was awarded to the tribes in the state and the Colville tribes received $12,500 for the development of their first transportation safety plan. "...