Most of the original buildings were razed or moved to a location north of the original town. The tribe's original name, Entiatqua, has been translated as both "rapid water" (Meany, 80) and "place of grassy water" (Bright, 145), although the first is most widely accepted. Top ways to experience nearby attractions Mountain View E-Bike Experience 69 Recommended Adventure Tours from $128.20 per adult Paddles and Pints: Brewery Tour and Whitewater Rafting on the Wenatchee River 3 Adventure Tours from $239.00 per adult Custom Shuttling 1 from $1,200.00 per group (up to 15) Wendell has given us permission to use his books, words and photos to tell the story of the Entiat Tribe as told in his book, Last Chief Standing: A Tale of Two Cultures , written in 2012. He did, and the chief was persuaded to leave Detwiler alone. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. language Salishan languages, English language population place Washington (state) related [2], Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Chelan legends - "Creation of the first Indians", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chelan_people&oldid=1151450686, This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 04:06. The median age was 33 years. They lived around the Columbia River and could be found all the way up the Cascade Mountains. During the salmon runs, they fished the outlet where the lake meets the river and also moved down to the Wenatshapam Fishery on the Columbia River to fish and trade with other tribes. We are from the Entiat tribe which is one of the twelve tribes making up the Colville Confederated Tribes. All rights reserved. There were 421 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.6% were non-families. In 1899 (some sources say 1901) Charles C. King (1859-1938), who had volunteered to be Entiat's first postmaster, built a second store, which also housed the post office. Chelan Language and the Chelan Indian Tribe All rights reserved. 1829-1899) representing a confederacy of native groups that included the Entiat. Today the Syilx Okanagan People continue to assert their jurisdiction and responsibility over the stewarding of their land, resources and quality of life of their citizens. There were 495 housing units at an average density of 234.6 per square mile (90.6/km2). The land is currently incorporated into Wenatchee National Forest at the confluence of the Wenatchee River and Icicle Creek near Leavenworth. The Wenatchapam Fishery is an important cultural site for the Wenatchi people. Following the establishment and reallocation of lands of the Colville Indian Reservation, Wenatchi Chief John Harmelt was supported by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce people in lobbying for federal protection of Wenatchi rights to the fishery. WikiMatrix. Their traditional enemies were Shoshone, Kwalhioqua (also known as Willapa who lived in the hills north of the lower Columbia River), the Blackfoot Confederacy, and Nez Perce at times, at others they were allies. The Colville lived in the area between the Kettle and Columbia Rivers south to the mouth of the Spokane River. The Chelan PUD bought out the property owners in Entiat whose land would be inundated and worked with local developers to plan a new townsite. After the arrival of the horse, Plateau tribes faced more competition from the Plains Indians and Indians from the Great Basin. Chilcosahaskt's heirs sued, arguing that the issuance of the patent-in-fee was in error and perhaps fraudulent, that the trust patent remained in effect, and that the sale of the land to the Bonars was therefore void, which would invalidate all subsequent sales. Even so, at least four large sternwheelers and their cargos were lost, but with only a single loss of life. The Entiat Improvement Company was the major commercial center at that time. After its first relocation, the town grew slowly. Moses-Columbia Chief Moses Chief Moses served his people as a warrior during his younger years, but later tried to protect his people through diplomacy as the leader of the Moses-Columbia. [2], The Entiat enrollment of September 24, 1954 listed 113 Entiat.[3]. In 1883, in an agreement between Moses and the federal government, the Moses Columbia Reservation ceased to exist. Lake Chelan") and Entiat were considered simply as another Wenatchi Bands; the Entiat (also known as: Inti-etook, Intietooks) - which called themselves ntiytkx (Sintia'tkumuk/Sintiatqkumuh) ("People from the place of grassy water/Gras in Water, i.e. Their traditional allies were the kindred Wenatchi, Sinkiuse-Columbia, and Entiat. 116 years to be exact. The "third" town of Entiat was "officially" open for business in 1961. Cables were anchored along the river bank and used to winch the steamboats upstream to stiller waters. Nespelem George served his people as a peacemaker and mediator. In 1892, to the chagrin of Orondo and other nearby towns on the east bank of the Columbia River, the Great Northern Railway built a bridge to cross the river at Rock Island, about 10 miles south of today's Wenatchee. Wendell has given us permission to use his books, words and photos to tell the story of the Entiat Tribe as told in his book. The first public school was established in Entiat in 1891. #101, 3535 Old Okanagan HwyWestbank, BC V4T 3L7, T: 250.707.0095 | F: 250.707.0166Toll Free: 1.866.662.9609, Syilx Child and Family Declaration Information Sheet, axa i sccuntt i tl xaxitt xl i nqsiltt Family Declaration, Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative, The Syilx Indian Residential School Experience, Indian Residential Schools Impacts & Syilx Resilience, snklip cxuysts i qaqxlx How Coyote Brought the Salmon, ksxntk (Okanagan Lake) Responsibility Planning Initiative. Eastern Aleutian Tribes - Working Together to Promote Healthy Communities Dedicated packing sheds and warehouses sprouted up, and when the railroad came through in 1914 fruit warehouses and cold-storage facilities were built adjacent to the tracks. The Chelan Indian tribe are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which is recognized by the United States of America as an American Indian Tribe. Entiat Indian Tribe by sophia schnell - Prezi The Land of the Entiat The Entiat River begins just below Mount Fernow's Entiat Glacier and flows approximately 50 miles to its confluence with the Columbia River. Interestingly, the first log house in Entiat of the sort that early homesteaders would build belonged to Chilcosahaskt. See Entiat hotels on a map Choose one of the following to unlock Secret Prices and pay less on selected hotels. If the year of his birth is accurate, he had a remarkable lifespan of approximately 116 years. 1910, Photo by T. Gagnon, Courtesy Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (86-24-90), Great Northern Railway locomotive, Entiat depot, 1914, Photo by Asahel Curtis, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society (1943.42.30026), Sawmill on Entiat River at Mill's Canyon, May 11, 1914, Photo by Asahel Curtis, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society (1943.42.30019), The Seattle Times, November 6, 1914, p. 21, Ferry serving Entiat and Orondo on Columbia River, ca. In 1903 the Chief of the Entiat Indian tribe, Shil-how-Saskt (Silico Saska) died. Silicosasket refused to relocate to the Colville Reservation and took an allotment at the mouth of the Entiat River. Wendell introduced us to Cheryl A. Grunlose, artist and member of the Lakes, Wenatchee, and Entiat bands of the Colville Confederated Tribes to create an art piece to complement the stories of the Entiat Tribe. Raymond Finley, of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, dances. The Entiat people are a Native American tribe who exclusively used and occupied an area extending from the Columbia River to the Cascade Mountains along the drainage system of the Entiat River. The Cannons' daughter, Dema, was the first white child born in the Entiat Valley. Chelan, City of -- Thumbnail History - HistoryLink.org The Lakes territory centered around the upper Columbia River, possibly reaching as far north as the Big Bend of the Columbia, north of Revelstoke, British Columbia. In 1920, the tradition of Numeral Mountain began as High School seniors painted their graduation class number on the Mountainside across the Entiat River from the school. In 1913 Edward P. Murphy (1878-1946) issued the community's first newspaper, the Entiat Times. Wendell George: New park an honor for Entiat Tribe and chief - Indianz The population density was 700.6 people per square mile (269.7/km2). Some sources report that he had closer ties to the Lakes than the Colville. 1920, Statue honoring Chilcosahaskt, Entiat City Park, 2020, Entiat, looking south toward Rocky Reach Dam, ca. Detwiler would run it for a few years before moving on again, this time to California, where his trail grows cold. The Entiat are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe. When filled the lake would be 43 miles in length and encompass 9,100 acres. Crossing between the glaciers and cliffs on the crest of the mountains, they descended through the tall forests to the land of the Skagit tribes. The men would do men work and women would do the household chores. They took a course at the Wenatchee Valley College and began writing the oral stories of their people. E.P. It is the least scenic (forest-bound river views notwithstanding) of the three approaches but the most direct. They have six children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. There, in 1897, Ely opened a store and a hotel, and this is credited by historians as the origin of the town of Entiat. The Entiat Improvement Company was the major commercial center at that time. Wendell George is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and is now retired after many careers such as helping land a man on the moon as an engineer for Boeing, tribal planner, elected tribal Councilman, tribal corporation CEO, author, owner and operator of a 100-acre apple orchard and a 150-head cattle ranch. He learned the power of writing down the stories that were passed down through the generations from his parents. Kinkanaqua was the last Salmon Chief of Kettle Falls. Wendell George: Sharing Colville Tribes culture and history - Indianz PHOTOS: 22nd Anniversary Powwow | Bloglander The Colville Tribes are a confederation of twelve distinct bands of Indians . Ittiwan. One at Willow Point, near Manson, had up to 500 occupants. By June 1893 he had succeeded, but it would be two decades before rails would reach the Columbia River towns north of Wenatchee. In 1888, just one year after the Detwilers arrived in Entiat, steam-powered sternwheelers began regular runs up the Columbia River, from Wenatchee all the way to Brewster, approximately 60 river miles to the northeast. Although considered by some ethnographers to be a subdivision of the larger Wenatchi tribe, the Entiat appear to have been an independent entity, as evidenced by the mark of Lahompt (or La-Hoom), the son of Entiat chief Chilcosahaskt, on the 1855 Yakama Treaty. Cheryl began her artistic career in 1995 and attended the prestigious Institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe. Somehow violence was avoided. Some private homes were moved to higher ground behind the second Entiat, or north to the new townsite, and the remaining buildings in the old town were razed or burned. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Washington: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019", "2020 United States Census Profile: Entiat, Washington", "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Entiat,_Washington&oldid=1147338408, This page was last edited on 30 March 2023, at 09:00. Under that grant, the federal government would hold title to the land "in trust" for 25 years, meaning that the chief would not be free to sell it without permission until 1921. Rune stones using Tree of Dreaming. The native language of the tribe is a Salishan language made up of several different dialects among the tribes. P'Squosa Tribe - Wenatchi But its people persevered, and between 1970 and 2020 the town's population more than tripled. The harassment carried over into the early summer of 1888, when Thomas J. Cannon (1856-1925), an ordained minister, arrived with his wife, Sarah (1834-1936). It is part of the WenatcheeEast Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. This section of the Columbia is known as Lake Entiat. The Entiat school opened in 1916 in its current location. 32-22; "Surveying New Line," The Seattle Times, February 2, 1900, p. 7; "Road to Oroville Is Located," Ibid., July 23, 1906, p. 5; "New Corporations," Ibid., August 11, 1906, p. 3; "Steamer Pringle Sinks in the Entiat River," October 10, 1906, p. 17; "Major H. M. Chittenden, U.S.A., to Start Work of Blowing Out Rocks in Rapids of Entiat and Methow," Ibid., September 24, 1907, p. 9; "New Power Plant Soon Will Light Wenatchee," Ibid., November 14, 1909, p. 21; "Indians Are Declared Owners of Entiat Town," Ibid., November 6, 1914, p. 21; "Trains up Columbia in Three Weeks," The Leavenworth Echo, June 27, 1913, p. 1; Entiat Delta Orchards Co. v. Unknown Heirs of Saska, 99 Wash. 84, 168 P. 1130 (1917); Phyllis Griffith, email to John Caldbick, May 19, 2020, in possession of John Caldbick, Langley, Washington; Excerpt, Wendell George email to Entiat Community Historial Society, copy in possession of Esther Dalgas, Entiat; "Lahempt,"U.S.Indian Census Rolls, 1904, p. 617.Note: This article and its sources were emended and supplemented on February 13, 2023. This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Entiat tribe"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 1,112 people, 421 households, and 305 families residing in the city. By the 1860s, smallpox epidemics had virtually ended tribal warfare, due to the drastic decrease in population. It was the homeland of the Entiat, one of the smallest tribes of several Salish-speaking groups that dwelled along the course of the Columbia in what is now Eastern Washington. The ranch was a large hay and cattle ranch. A large number of place names, including many of the mountains, were given by Albert H. Sylvester. Last year, we invited Wendell George to join us at the Entiat Museum. Ironically, it empties into the state's shortest river -- the Chelan, which (although dammed dry for much of the twentieth century) flows barely four miles before joining the Columbia for the run to the sea. They founded the Entiat Townsite Company and, under the name Entiat Delta Orchards Corporation, platted the land into town lots and five- and 10-acre parcels, setting aside 21 acres for the Great Northern to build a depot and side tracks, and for warehouse sites. Ittiwan people - Wikipedia Colville people - Wikipedia E.P. His great-grandfather, Chilcosahaskt, was Chief of the Entiat tribe, his grandfather, Lahompt, started the first family cattle ranch and his dad, Moses, was elected to the first Tribal Council. Lucy Friedlander Covington (1910-1982) was born in Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation and was a lifelong advocate for Colville tribal rights and land, becoming well-known and nationally respected for her fight against the federal policy of termination. In 1877, the first white settler arrived in the Entiat Valley, Lewis Detwiler. By this time Chilcosahaskt had come to accept their presence, and one history notes that he was "naturally of a good disposition, although the same cannot be said of his wife" (Hull, 445). Originally part of Okanogan County, in 1899 the region was included in the newly created Chelan County. The tribe also roamed widely through central and north-central Washington, from Kettle Falls in the north to the Yakima River in the south to the slopes of the Cascade Mountains in the west. Loaded in 0.057 seconds / 51 queries. The Chelan were historically located at the outlet of Lake Chelan in the U.S. state of Washington, where they spent the winter months. He attempted to offer Chief Harmelt individual allotments in the mountains to the remaining Wenatchi people, however Harmelt insisted on consulting with his people before entering into a decision. The last to sink was the sternwheeler Pringle in 1907; later that same year, crews led by Major Hiram M. Chittenden (1858-1917), who later would play a key role in the development of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, began taming the rapids by clearing the rocks with explosives. Throughout my school years, there was a lack of Native American history taught. Most sources place the founding of the town in 1897, when what is now Chelan County was still part of Okanogan County, but there is no township plat to be found in the records of the Okanogan County Auditor. Entiat City Park - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) ), a bachelor, and his brother John, who was married and had one child. The Wenatchi tribe was far more isolated prior to the arrival of the horse, but afterward they adopted many of the traditions and style of dress of the Plains Indians and were closely allied with the Spokane tribes by the time white settlers arrived. T. J. Cannon a friend of no ordinary kind, for which he will ever be greatly esteemed" (Hull, 418). We have bits and pieces of the story, but told from the settlers' point of view. It has been renovated many times through the years, but has always been at the present site; even when steamboats ran the rapids and Chief Chilkosahaskt of the Entiat Tribe lived at the mouth of the Entiat River. It is located on the Colville Indian Reservation in eastern Washington state. With the exception of a scattering of Chinese miners and Big Antoine, it appears that until the mid-1880s the region was inhabited exclusively by several Indian tribes, notably the Wenatchi, Entiat, Columbia, and Chelan. Perhaps uniquely, Entiat has had to move twice since its founding in the 1890s, forced first by fire and, 40 years later, by inundation when the Rocky Reach Dam was completed. She uses pictorial art to tell stories, and her drawings as a plateau style ledger artist are richly influenced by a combination of her tribal history and traditions. The racial makeup of the city was 81.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 13.8% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest: Book on the history of the Northwest Coast tribes, including a section on the Chelan. Sometimes, they would camp at a marshy lake where the tribe gathered duck eggs, later to be called Moses Lake. Little more than 40 years after its previous move, Entiat would once again have to relocate, and this time it would be both more complicated and beset by controversy. Blog | Entiat Historical Society As I had mentioned before, I am a member of the Wenatchi Tribe, born and raised here in Wenatchee. He was never allowed to move back to his homeland. There were inevitable disagreements over the value of the properties, and disputes about the location of a new commercial district. on beautiful Lake Entiat in Entiat, Washington. The Chelan speak English. 2 (February 2020), pp. Get your membership today and you will receive as a Thank You, * A pack of Historic Photos of Entiat postcards, All members are invited to the ECHS Annual Opening Day Event, All members will have lending privileges to the new Museum Library, Please include your name, address, email and check, ( and optionally your phone ) in your request for membership, 2022 by Entiat Historical Society. Another on Wapato Point was home to about 100 people. Post not marked as liked. In one large sweep of change, the economic basis, the identity of a community, and the sense of belonging were gone" (Griffith, 91). We are a distinct and sovereign Nation. The Entiat Rapids, just south of the river's mouth, presented a particular challenge. Lake Chelan is 51.5 miles (82.9km) long and .75 to 2.1 miles wide, and is the third-deepest freshwater lake in the United States and the ninth-deepest in the world with a maximum depth of 1,486 feet (453m). Only one commercial building, the Oddfellows Hall, was moved to the new townsite, and only three of the town's several fruit warehouses were rebuilt there. Cannon explained the requirements of treaty agreements to Chilcosahaskt and the need to abide by them. In 1868 two travelers from what is now Ellensburg encountered a dark-skinned man called Big Antoine, possibly a former employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and of Hawaiian origin, washing for gold near the Entiat River. EAT service area comprises over 100,000 square miles of the most beautiful, remote, and challenging locations in the . They and Wendall have ensured that the history and philosophies of the Entiat Tribe will not be forgotten. Our intention is to bring to our display the early history of Entiat from the tribe's perspective. They traveled over this large area in an annual circuit to gather food. After years of exile in Oklahoma, Joseph accepted Chief Moses offer to move to the Colville Reservation. Chilcosahaskt and Wapato John were half-brothers, sharing a mother, Ken-em-tiq't, a Skokomish from west of the Cascades. The Entiat are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe. Wenatchi - Wikipedia We proposed to him a new exhibit about the Entiat Tribe. Dr. Michael Marchand: NMAI's Meet Native America Series The exhibit will be the featured on Opening Day and throughout the Summer of 2023 and become a permanent part of the museum. In accordance with one federal homestead law, in 1896 Chilcosahaskt was granted what was called a trust patent for 146 1/4 acres, land he had resided on for decades. Proudly created with Wix.com. The Confederated Tribes have over 9,000 descendants from 12 aboriginal tribes. 1890, Map, three locations of Entiat between 1897 and 1961, Looking north, Entiat City Park, Lake Entiat (Rocky Reach Dam reservoir). One surveyors' camp was established at Entiat. Early settlers in the Entiat Valley relied primarily on logging, farming, and ranching. The non-Native history of Entiat properly begins in Douglas County, where in 1887 Dr. John Brown Smith (1837-1917) filed the first plat for the town of Orondo on the opposite (east) bank of the Columbia. [1] The Chelan Native Americans are thought to have splintered off from the Wenatchi tribe. Chief James Bernard took many delegation trips to Washington D.C. on behalf of the Colville Confederated Tribes. Chelan people - Wikipedia Water for Entiat came not from the river, but from a spring to the north of the townsite. Identification. Wapato John's first wife, Timish, died after the birth of their son, Charles, and he then married her older sister, Smee-mee-hulks (Madeline). The individually distinct Wenatchi bands, are the following: They were closely related by language with the Entiat and Chelan peoples and through marriage and culture with Upper Yakima bands. Chief Moses served his people as a warrior during his younger years, but later tried to protect his people through diplomacy as the leader of the Moses-Columbia. A Christian Church was built in 1902, a Quaker Church came in 1906, and the First Presbyterian Church was established in 1913. Published histories vary somewhat on the precise chronology, but are in agreement that the first white settlers in the Entiat Valley were Lewis Detwiler (1850-? Several historians accept that the chief was born in 1788, and he died in 1903. Covington, Lucy Friedlander (1910-1982) - HistoryLink.org The population density was 527.0 inhabitants per square mile (203.5/km2). In 1921 the "second" town of Entiat was secured, as the remaining buildings of town "one" burned down. This Washington-related article is a stub. The paramount goal of treaty making was to segregate Indians into defined reservations, freeing up their homelands for non-Native settlers and the exploitation the region's abundant natural resources. [citation needed]. We Are Beautiful, We Are Okanagan, Because Our Land is Beautiful. Entiat / n (t) i t / is a . The Palus territory extended from the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers in the west. The Nespelem Territory starts north at the headwaters of the Nespelem River and heading south of the Columbia River. He maintained a ranch by the Kettle River that included a small general store and a horse track. We proposed to him a new exhibit about the Entiat Tribe. The town's first school (although not the first in the valley), named the Harris School after its first teacher, was opened in 1899, and its small building was expanded in 1905 to accommodate a high school. As of the census of 2000, there were 957 people, 342 households, and 244 families residing in the city. In addition to the Entiat, the tribes are known in English as the Colville, the Nespelem, the Sanpoil, the Lake (Sinixt), the Palus, the Wenatchi, the Chelan, the Methow, the southern Okanagan, the Sinkiuse-Columbia, and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's Band. Near the restrooms is a nice sculpture of the chief of the Entiat tribe who lived during 3 centuries. Smith realized the potential of the fertile lower valley and later would recommend it to new settlers arriving in the region. Entiat Tribe Exhibit | Entiat Community Historical Society The town is situated between the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountain range, Lake Entiat and the Entiat River. The following year Moses agreed to move with his people to the Colville Reservation, which had been created in 1872 by an executive order of President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). The fishery was named as a reservation site in the Yakama treaty from the Walla Walla Council (1855), and the boundaries were surveyed and designated by Army personnel in subsequent years. Home | Entiat Historical Society It was titled "Millside Addition," leaving unanswered the question of what earlier plat, if any, it was an addition to. The opinion in Entiat Delta Orchards Co. v. Unknown Heirs of Saska, rendered by the Washington State Supreme Court in November 1917, traces the convoluted history of disputes over the ownership of Entiat's land. Orondo was the supply and marketing center for Entiat's earliest settlers, and most who lived in the region assumed that when the railroad inevitably worked its way west from Spokane, it would run along the east bank of the Columbia River and pass through Orondo, all but guaranteeing its prosperity. The Confederated Tribes have over 9,000 descendants from 12 aboriginal tribes.
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