Buffalo (why buffalo don't live near Kettle Falls) Coyote quarrels with mole (coyote fighting with his wife) Spirit chief names the animal people (about the naming of the "Chip-chap-tiqulk) Turtle and the eagle (about turtle beating eagle in a race) Columbia River contamination legal battle with Teck Cominco The lands of the Colville Indian Reservation along the Columbia River, are downstream from the Teck Cominco smelter in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. For decades the historic smelter deposited slag from its plant into the river which flows into Roosevelt Lake. In 2004, when it was revealed that the contamination included mercury, lead, and zinc, two members of the Colville Confederated Tribes filed a citizen lawsuit against Teck Cominco in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals. Fish from the Columbia River is the traditional food of the Colville people who value the fish "for subsistence, cultural and spiritual reasons". References Colville Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Washington United States Census Bureau External links Official site of the Colville Confederated Tribes Colville Business (Tribal) Council Facts about The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation The Colville, Pacific Northwest Journeys. Colville Tribal Enterprises Corporation Okanagan Nation Alliance (includes the Colville Confederated Tribes as well as Okanagans in Canada). Ceremony marks return of salmon, tradition to Colville Reservation- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington. Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River American Indian reservations in Washington (state) Syilx Native American tribes in Washington (state) Sinixt Geography of Chelan County, Washington Geography of Ferry County, Washington Geography of Okanogan County, Washington 1872 establishments in Washington Territory Greater Omak