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Tribal Government
Colville Confederated Tribes
P.O. Box 150, Nespelem 99155
Phone: 634-2200
     Nespelem Community Center, 634-2767
     Omak Community Center, 422-7400
     Colville Tribal Police 634-4911, 634-2472 or 1 (800) 551-5800.
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     The 14-member Colville Business Council governs the 1.4 million-acre Colville Indian Reservation, about half of which is in Okanogan County. The rest is in Ferry County.
     Business council members serve two-year terms, with half of the council up for election each year. The primary election is in May and the general election is in June.
     Officers and committee chairs are elected from within the council by council members during annual reorganization in July. Newly elected council members are seated during the reorganization meeting.
     The reservation is divided into four districts: Inchelium, Keller, Nespelem and Omak, each with representatives on the council.

Council
• Executive committee
     Chairman: Michael E. Marchand, Omak District.
     Vice chair: Margie Hutchinson, Omak District.
     Secretary: Lee Adolph, Keller District.
     Brian Nissen, Nespelem District.
     Gail DeLaCruz, Inchelium District

• Council members
Inchelium District
     Gail DeLaCruz, term expires 2008
     Terry Finley, term expires 2007
     Doug Seymour, term expires 2008
     Virgil Seymour Sr., term expires 2007
Keller District
     Jeanne Jerred, term expires 2008
     Lee Adolph, term expires 2007
Nespelem District
     Andrew Joseph Jr., term expires 2007
     Gene H. Joseph, term expires 2008
     Deb Louie, term expires 2007
     Brian Nissen, term expires 2008
Omak District
     Mike Marchand, term expires 2008
     Ted Bessette, term expires 2008
     Margie Hutchinson, term expires 2007
     Cherie Moomaw, term expires 2007

Committees
• Community development - Virgil Seymour Sr., chair
• Education and employment - Brian Nissen, chair
• Natural resources - Deb Louie, chair
• Law and justice - Terry Finley, chair
• Management and budget - Margie Hutchinson, chair
• Tribal government - Lee Adolph, chair
• Veterans - Ted Bessette, chair
• Cultural development - Doug Seymour, chair
• Human services - Andrew Joseph Jr., chair

Enterprises
• Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp., P.O. Box 5, Coulee Dam. Office: 515 Birch St., Coulee Dam; phone 634-3200
     Colville Indian Power and Veneer, 1100 E. Eighth Ave., Omak; phone 422-0600
     Colville Indian Precision Pine, 373 Eastside County Road, Omak; phone 422-7540
     Colville Tribal Museum/Gift Shop, 512 Mead Way, Coulee Dam; phone 633-0751
     Coulee Dam Casino: 633-0766; 634-3260 fax
     Inchelium Wood Treatment Plant: 722-4221
     Mill Bay Casino: 687-2102; 687-4501 fax
     Okanogan Bingo Casino: 42BINGO (422-4646) or 1(800) 559-4646; 422-7488 fax
     Roosevelt Recreational Enterprises, 45751 State Route 21 N., Wilbur; phone 647-5755

Community centers
• Inchelium community Center, 722-7031
• Keller Community Center, 634-2190
• Nespelem Community Center, 634-2370
• Omak Community Center, 422-7400

Departments/programs
• Archives and records, 634-2148
• Area Agency on Aging, 634-2758
• Children and family services, 634-2637
• Convalescent center, 634-2875
• Correctional facilities, 634-2493
• Employment and training, 634-2729, 422-7411
• Enrollment, 634-2830
• Environmental trust, 634-2425
• Food distribution, 634-2767
• Hunting and fishing information: Fish and Wildlife Department, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem 99155; 634-2110
• Language program, 634-2445, 422-7406
• Law enforcement, 634-2472
• Legal services, 634-2405
• Paschal Sherman Indian School, 422-7590
• Public works, 634-2806
• Senior meal sites, 634-2895, 422-7449
• Social services, 422-7413, 634-2395
• Tribal courts: Steve Aycock, chief judge, 634-2500
• Tribal Employment Rights Office, 634-2716
• Tribal credit, 634-2664
• Veterans program, 634-2755
• Vocational rehabilitation, 634-2723, 422-7402
• WSU Extension Office, 634-2304

Parks and camping
     The Colville Confederated Tribes offer ball fields adjacent to tribal headquarters in Nespelem, and various facilities and powwow grounds next to the Nespelem Community Center.
     Camping areas open to non-tribal members include Rufus Woods Net Pens; North Twin Lakes at Rocky Point; Buffalo Lake public access area; Lake Roosevelt (Rogers Bar, Wilmont Creek, Barnaby Island and Barnaby Creek and Inchelium Ferry campground); San Poil (Keller Park, 13-mile campground, 21-mile campground and Bear Creek campground); Bridge Creek Road campground; Omak Lake mission end, Highway 155 at Coyote Creek upper level.
     The tribe also offers numerous areas for tribal members only.
     Various hunting and fishing rules apply to members and non-members. Check with the fish and wildlife department, 634-2110, for details.

Federal
• Bureau of Indian Affairs, 634-2315
• Indian Health Service, Nespelem, 634-2900 or 1 (800) 416-7459
• Mount Tolman Fire Control: 634-3100 Ext. 3100 or 1 (800) 556-4002; 634-3149 fax.

Newspaper
     The Tribal Tribune is the official publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The print edition is published monthly and an online edition is available on the Internet at http://tribune.colvilletribes.com. Information: 634-2266.
 

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