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The Colville Indian Reservation is located
between the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers and consists of 1.4 million
acres. The Reservation is diverse with natural resources including
standing timber, rivers, lakes, minerals, varied terrain, native
plants and wildlife. Today, over 9,000 descendants of 12 aboriginal tribes of
Indians are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation. They are the Lakes, Okanogan, Entiat, Chelan, Methow,
Moses Columbia, Nespelem, Palouse, San Poil, Colville, Wenatchi, and
the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's Band. The Tribe is lead by 14 council
members who are elected by the membership. In 1984, the Council
established CTEC to help further the tribe's economy.
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