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| | Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Colville Tribes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Starting from the north the Colville tribes, speakers of closely related Interior Salishan languages, were the (Arrow) Lakes, Colviles, Sanpoils, Nespelems, southern Okanogans, and Met-hows of one dialect chain, and then the Chelans, Entiats, Peskwaws (Wenatchis), and Columbians, who lived in the Big Bend of the Columbia River. |
 | | Colville shamans had long made a practice of trans-planting certain plants (roots, herbs, willows, and so forth) to places where they would be most useful. |
 | | Most Colvilles are Catholics, served by Jesuits who have maintained a strong intellectual tradition of learning native languages, respecting native rituals, and working closely with the community. |
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