Kalispel Tribe of Indians

Alternate Names: Pend d'Oreille

See also the official federally-recognized name -- Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington.

Homeland: Northwestern Montana and northeastern Washington

Population: 1780: 1,200 1805: 1,600  1905: 837  1990: 210 (US census at Flathead and Kalispel Reservation in northwestern Montana)

Tribal Groups: Upper Kalispel, Lower Kalispel and Chewelah (live west of the Chewelah Mountains in Upper Colville Valley) collectively known as Pend d'Oreille

Brief History

 * 1730: acquired horses
 * 1760-1781: conflict with the Blackfeet, Apsaroke and Sioux
 * allies with the Spokan Tribe
 * raids for horses - Nez Perce and Yakima
 * 1841: Jesuits establish a mission
 * 1855-1856: Yakima War
 * 1855: July 16, Treaty
 * 1858: Coeure d'Alene War
 * 1872: reservation for the Coeur d'Alene, Kalispel
 * 1880: encrochments of non Indians
 * 1884: Chief Victor souht compensation of lost land and a separtate reservation for the Lower Kalispel
 * 1895: Indian Commissioner ordered Kalispel alnds surveyed
 * 1914: Kalispel Reservation is established

Reservations
This tribe is primarily associated with the Kalispel Reservation in Washington.

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 Kalispel tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Tribal Headquarters
Kalispel Tribal Headquarters P.O. Box 39 Usk, WA 99180 Phone: (509) 445-1147 Fax: (509) 445-1705

Important Web Sites

 * Corporate Charter of the Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation Washington
 * Official web site of the Kalispel Tribe
 * Pend d'Oreilles Tribe Wikipedia