wide variety of habitats and resources. Later the reservation was reduced, and some of the best lands were excluded, made available for settlement by European Americans. Notable tribal members Lucy Covington (1910-1982, Moses-Columbia) Native American Rights Activist Joe Feddersen (b. 1953, Okanagan) sculptor, painter, photographer, and mixed-media artist Chief Moses (1829-1899, Moses-Columbia) Native American Chief Lawney Reyes (1951-2022, Sinixt), artist, author, activist Luana Reyes (1933–2001, Sinixt), health care activist and educator Stella Runnels (1918-2010), nurse and activist, who established the health clinic during the Occupation of Alcatraz. Bernie Whitebear (1937–2000, Sinixt), Native American rights activist See also Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau Notes External links Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, official website Federally recognized tribes in the United States Native American tribes in Washington (state) Syilx governments