Colville people

Colville
sx̌ʷýʔłpx
Historical Colville homelands were along the Kettle and Columbia rivers in Washington
Total population
3,782 (1990)
Regions with significant populations
United States (Washington)
Languages
Nsyilxcən
Related ethnic groups
other Interior Salish peoples

The Colville people (nselxcin: sx̌ʷýʔłpx) are an Interior Salish people and an Indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau.

Today, Colville people are primarily enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe; however, some Colville descendants belong to the Columbia Rivers Indians, an unrecognized tribe.

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