Overseeing the delivery of Health Care to Native American people in the Northwest

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation We are the descendants of twelve bands of Indians that were settled on the Colville Reservation. These bands are the Colville, Nespelem, San Poil, Lakes, Palus, Wenatchi (Wenatchee), Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Okanogan, Moses-Columbia and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph’s Band. Most of the bands spoke a Salish or Sahaptin language, including nsalxcln, nhamcin, and nimipu. Our 1.4 million acre Reservation is located in the northeastern part of Washington, bordered on the west by the Okanogan River and on the south and east by the Columbia River. Tribal Health and Prevention Services Two ambulatory clinics located in Inchelium, and Omak The IHS Colville Health Center in Nespelem, a 17,110 SF facility constructed in 1934, provides a wide range of family practice oriented primary medical and dental services. The IHS health center is AAAHC accredited, with a user population of 13,043 in 2001. To uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of Tribes. Contact Information: Colville Indian Health Center P.O. Box 71, Nespelem, WA 99155 Phone: 509-634-2900 Toll Free: 800-416-7459 Inchelium Community Clinic PO Box 290 Inchelium, WA 99138 Phone: 509-722-7006