Executive Committee
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John Stensgar
Colville Business Council
Vice-Chairman
634-2206, Ext. 2206
Cell (509) 631-0202
john.stensgar@colvilletribes.com
Keller District
Term Expires July 2011
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Carleen Anderson
Business Council Secretary
634-2217, Ext. 2217
Cell (509) 631-0360
carleen.anderson@colvilletribes.com
Omak District
Term Expires July 2010 |
Andrew Joseph, Jr.
Colville Business Council
Human Services Committee Chair
634-2209, Ext. 2209
Cell (509) 631-4406
andy.joseph@colvilletribes.com
Nespelem District
Term Expires July 2011
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Business Council Members and Committee Chairs
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Brian Nissen
Employment & Education Committee Chair
634-2207, Ext. 2207
Cell (509) 631-0136
brian.nissen@colvilletribes.com
Nespelem District
Term Expires July 2011
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Susie Allen
Law & Justice Committee Chair
634-2205, Ext. 2205
Cell (509) 631-0440 susie.allen@colvilletribes.com
Inchelium District
Term Expires July 2011 |
Harvey Moses,
Jr.
Management & Budget
Committee Chair
Culture Committee Chair
634-2218 Ext 2218
Cell (509) 631-0390
harvey.moses@colvilletribes.com
Nespelem District
Term Expires July 2010
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Gene H Joseph
Colville Business Council
634-2214, Ext 2214
Cell (509) 631-4398
Cell (509) 675-3866
gene.joseph@colvilletribes.com
Nespelem District
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Virgil Seymour Sr.
Natural Resources Committee Chair
634-2211, Ext 2211
Cell (509) 631-4211
virgil.seymour@colvilletribes.com
Inchelium District
Term Expires July 2011 |
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Ernie Williams
Community Development
Committee Chair
634-2212 Ext 2212
Cell (509) 631-0402
ernie.williams@colvilletribes.com
Omak District
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Shirley Charley
Tribal Government Committee Chair
634-2210 Ext 2210
Cell (509) 631-1336
shirley.charley@colvilletribes.com
Omak District
Term Expires July 2011
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What is the Colville Business Council? |
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
is a sovereign nation governed by a 14-person board of adult Colville
tribal members officially titled the Colville Business Council and
informally called the tribal council.
On February 26, 1938, the United States federal government approved
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's Constitution
and By-Laws and from this document, the Colville Business Council
was established as the governing board of the Tribes.
pThe Confederated Tribes' Constitution divided the Colville
Indian Reservation into four voting districts based on the former
aboriginal territories of the 12 groups or bands of Colville Indian
People including: the Omak District, the Nespelem District, the
Keller District, and the Inchelium District.
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Eligible adult Colville tribal members may register
in one of the districts to vote in the yearly tribal election proceedings
for seven open leadership positions. On-reservation voting takes
place at designated polling sites in the communities of Omak, Nespelem,
Keller, and Inchelium. Eligible tribal voters may also choose to
vote by an established absentee voting method.
In addition, eligible adult Colville tribal members may
become certified candidates in the yearly election for seven of
the 14 two-year council terms. The election process includes a Primary
Election held in May prior to the General Election in June.
In mid-July, the seven newly elected tribal council members
are seated in a special ceremony conducted by the Colville Business
Council and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the council's chambers
at Nespelem.
The entire 14-member tribal council conducts its reorganization
meeting directly after the seven new council members have taken
their oath of office. During this meeting, the Colville Business
Council selects its Executive Committee, the chairman, vice-chairman
and secretary, and the chairpersons for each of the council committees
that will govern tribal operations during the next 12 months.
The Colville Business Council oversees a thriving, multi-million
dollar administration from its headquarters on the Colville Indian
Reservation at Nespelem, Washington. Enhancing the quality of life
for the Colville Indian People and protecting the resources of the
Colville Indian Reservation are the monumental considerations addressed
in each yearly fiscal cycle by the tribal council.
Members of the Colville Business Council are salaried while
in office.
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