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.