Sanpoil People

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Brief Timeline
1846: smalpox epidemic killed many

1872: removed to COlville reservation

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Sanpoil tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Important Web Sites
Wikipedia article on the Sanpoil Indians