Colville people
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.