History/Archaeology

  • Responds to tribal, federal, state, and local projects affecting our cultural properties.
  • Record Oral Histories and Place Names of Colville Tribal Elders.
  • Contracts with Federal/State/Local agencies in compliance with cultural resource laws and prepares reports of findings and impacts.
  • Conducts historical research in support cultural resource studies.
  • Archaeological research, inventory, evaluation, impact assessment  and mitigation of adverse project impacts. 
  • Museum
    • Tell the story of the 12 Tribes within the Colville Confederation
    • Host groups from secondary schools and higher education
    • House 1,860 objects in collection
    • Average attendance 20,000 visitors a year
  • Repository
  • Repatriation

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