Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation
Lake Pend Oreille, traditional Kalispel homeland
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| over 400 enrolled members | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Washington) |
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| Languages | |
| Kalispel language, English | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Kalispel/Pend d'Oreilles peoples,Chewelah people |
The Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation is a federally recognized tribes of Lower Kalispel people, located in Washington. They are an Indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau.
The Kalispel Reservation, located in Usk in Pend Oreille County, Washington. It was founded in 1914 and is 4,557 acres (18.44 km2) large.
The tribe's headquarters is in Cusick, Washington. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, five-member tribal council. The current administration is as follows:
Traditionally, Kalispel people spoke the Kalispel language, an Interior Salish language.
Kalispel people are thought to have come from British Columbia. In the 18th century, the Niitsitapi people pushed them from the Great Plains to Pend d'Oreille River and Lake Pend Oreille. The town of Kalispell, Montana is named after the tribe.
In 1809, David Thompson opened a trading post for the North West Company of Montréal in their territory. A Roman Catholic mission was founded in the 1840s. The Upper Kalispel were forced onto an Indian reservation in Montana, while the Lower Kalispel remained on their homelands in Washington.
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