The population density was 700.6 people per square mile (269.7/km2). 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. In 1903 the Chief of the Entiat Indian tribe, Shil-how-Saskt (Silico Saska) died. The sternwheelers from Wenatchee were a boon to freight traffic, but it was to Orondo, and to Waterville about eight miles farther east, that Entiat's early settlers went for supplies, mail, schooling, and socializing. Murphy began publishing the Entiat Times in 1913, and railroad service began in Entiat in 1914. This is the reservoir formed behind Rocky Reach Dam. Phyllis Griffith, Nuggets of Entiat's Past (Entiat: Entiat Community Historical Society, 2019); Albert Long, Under the Guard of Ole Tyee (Entiat: Wayne and Joanne Long, rev.d 2008); Tom Hackenmiller, Wapato Heritage: The History of the Chelan and Entiat Indians (Manson, Washington: Point Publishing, 1995); A History of Central Washington, Including the Famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and the Columbia Valleys ed. 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. In 1960, Rocky Reach Dam was constructed downriver from Entiat, much of the town had to be relocated to higher ground due to the rising waters behind the dam. 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. The Chelan were historically located at the outlet of Lake Chelan in the U.S. state of Washington, where they spent the winter months. "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. 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 years following the arrival of the Detwilers, Bonars, and Cannons saw a slow but steady increase in non-Native settlement on and near the Entiat River. [2], Another survey was commissioned in 1893, but federal agent L.T. In 1921 the "second" town of Entiat was secured, as the remaining buildings of town "one" burned down. The Wenatchi Indians unlike many other tribes did not engage in war with the new arrivals and were even friends with the first white settlers and their families. Loaded in 0.057 seconds / 51 queries. Orientation. Lake Entiat provides recreational opportunities that the untamed Columbia could not, and while many older residents moved away in the 1960s, many of the younger generations stayed. [2], The Entiat enrollment of September 24, 1954 listed 113 Entiat.[3]. After years of planning and preparation, construction of the Rocky Reach Dam began under the auspices of the Chelan County Public Works Department (PUD) on October 2, 1956. Raymond Finley, of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, dances. 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. The median age was 33 years. [6], The name "Entiat" refers to the indigenous Entiat people, whose name comes from the Moses-Columbian Salishan word /nt'ytk/, [nt'itk], "place of grassy water", from /na-/, "place", /st'ya/, "tall grass, hay", and /-atk/, "water".[7]. 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. 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). 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. They lived around the Columbia River and could be found all the way up the Cascade Mountains. Although Chilcosahaskt had good relations with Orondo's Dr. Smith and with Chelan's Sanders and Domke, his attitude changed when the Detwilers settled on land the chief considered his. 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. When Lewis Detwiler first arrived, Chilcosahaskt confronted him on the bank of the Columbia, and after Detwiler had settled on his homestead upriver, the chief and one of his his sons, armed, tried to scare him off. Another on Wapato Point was home to about 100 people. This first town to be called Entiat grew slowly, but had two failings -- it was not directly on the planned route of the Great Northern Railway, and it had an inordinate susceptibility to fires. Like many other West Coast Indian tribes, the Entiat people were relocated to the Colville Reservation in Washington during the 1800's, where they merged with other native peoples and their languages rapidly vanished. 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). Most of the original buildings were razed or moved to a location north of the original town. The Chelan County Superior Court (with a King County judge presiding) agreed, and awarded a portion of the land to the chief's heirs, causing much consternation to the non-Natives in the area. However, in 1902 Chilcosahaskt, at his request and pursuant to another statute, was granted a patent-in-fee to the land, which gave him full and clear title and the legal right to dispose of it when and as he wished. 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. [2] Members of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, a state-recognized tribe . Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Entiat_people&oldid=1151450546, This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 04:04. Co, 1961), 128; Edmond S. 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Erickson, "Historical Changes in Riparian Vegetation and Channel Morphology Along the Lower Entiat River Valley" (master's thesis, Central Washington University, June 2004); "Historical Overview," Entiat Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 46 Management Plan (October 2004), 3-1; "Entiat Valley History," Ibid., Table 3.1; R. Lee Lyman, "Cultural Resource Overview: Chelan, Okanogan, & Douglas Counties," The Washington Archaeologist Archive website accessed May 20, 2020 (http://www.chaz.org/Arch/WASHINGTON_ARCHAEOLOGIST/WAS_Occasional_Paper_6.pdf); "Entiat Tributary Assessment Chelan County, Washington," (Denver: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center, January 2009); "Population of Cities, Towns, and Counties," Washington State office of Financial Management website accessed May 15, 2020 (https://www.ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/dataresearch/pop/april1/ofm_april1_population_final.xlsx); Luke Ellington, "The Orondo Community," Douglas County P.U.D. 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. 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. 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. This section of the Columbia is known as Lake Entiat. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males. Interestingly, the first log house in Entiat of the sort that early homesteaders would build belonged to Chilcosahaskt. There were 342 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. Even so, at least four large sternwheelers and their cargos were lost, but with only a single loss of life. 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. 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) There were 495 housing units at an average density of 234.6 per square mile (90.6/km2). The native language of the tribe is a Salishan language made up of several different dialects among the tribes. Lewis Detwiler was well-traveled, having lived in Wisconsin, Kansas, Wyoming, and Montana before arriving in Douglas County in 1883 and claiming a homestead south of Orondo. 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. Cannon explained the requirements of treaty agreements to Chilcosahaskt and the need to abide by them. Methow, Entiat, Wenatchi, Chelan, Moses-Columbia, Okanogan, Lakes, Colville, San Poil, Nespelem, Nez Perce, Palus. A large number of place names, including many of the mountains, were given by Albert H. Sylvester. Chief Joseph led his band of Nez Perce who refused to leave the Wallowa Valley until a war erupted between his people and the U.S. Ar- my. It is also estimated that 90% of the indigenous population died prior to white contact, infectious diseases spreading with the horse far in advance. Moreover, the Chelan people also described themselves as ntiytkx ("People from the place of grassy water/Gras in Water, i.e. A number of reservations were established, only to be later altered (almost always diminished) or rescinded. These boats, which could carry more than 100 passengers and tons of freight, made a stop at a sand bar just north of the mouth of the Entiat River. 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. Somehow violence was avoided. The loss was total, but partially insured, and the sawmill was back in business the following year. The twelve bands are the Methow, Okanogan, Arrow Lakes, Sanpoil, Colville, Nespelem, Chelan, Entiat, Moses-Columbia, Wenatchi, Nez Perce, and Palus. The per capita income for the city was $13,529. The Entiat Improvement Company was the major commercial center at that time. He lives in Omak, Washington with his wife, Barbara. The resulting wars between the 1840s to the 1870s were the final push to tame the West. This collection contains one black and white photograph of Elizabeth Silico Friedlander (Sxum-talkts) of the Entiat Indian tribe. Most of the new arrivals settled in the valley, and some ventured more than 20 miles upriver. In 1889 Cannon established the first water-powered sawmill on the Entiat River, and he built the community's first frame house. But four decades later, events that were unforeseeable for most of the town's existence would force its people to pull up stakes and move again. The Keystone Fruit Company opened for business in the valley in 1910. Proudly created with Wix.com. Others soon followed. Some trappers and explorers ventured through in the first half of the nineteenth century, and in the 1860s and 1870s Chinese miners were working placer operations on the region's rivers. The town's last move, in the early 1960s, presented unique challenges for the community. We are from the Entiat tribe which is one of the twelve tribes making up the Colville Confederated Tribes. The Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation are a trans-boundary tribe separated at the 49th parallel by the border between Canada and the United States. In anticipation of the coming of the railroad, in 1909 Charles Gray (1867-1958) of Entiat, joined by James Kennedy of Waterville and George Brown of Chelan Falls, purchased land that ran north from the mouth of the Entiat River along the west bank of the Columbia River. The men would do men work and women would do the household chores. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. The Entiat are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe. 14, No. The Confederated Tribes have over 9,000 descendants from 12 aboriginal tribes. Ten years earlier, and perhaps unbeknownst to its citizens, a section of the Columbia River known as Rocky Reach, about nine miles south of the mouth of the Entiat River, had been identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a potential site for a dam that could supply both electrical power and irrigation. Wendell was also elected to serve on the boards of Wenatchee Valley College, Omak school, and Paschal Sherman Indian school. Jim James was one of the last individuals to be regarded as a traditional chief. 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. The population density was 527.0 inhabitants per square mile (203.5/km2). The name comes from the Entiat tribe. The ranch was a large hay and cattle ranch. Written 13 . Of particular relevance to the Entiat Tribe, in 1879 the Moses Columbia Reservation was formed, with the canny Columbia chief, Moses (ca. The Haida are an American Indian group whose traditional territory covered the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of British Columbia and a section of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska.The name "Haida" is an Anglicized version of the Northern Haida's name for themselves, meaning "to be human, to be a Haida." But there was a lingering problem -- heirs of Chief Chilcosahaskt were pursuing a claim that much of the land upon which the second Entiat sat belonged to them, and not to the Entiat Townsite Company. More areas in different updates. The country along the west bank of the Columbia River from Lake Chelan south to the Wenatchee River was difficult to reach, hemmed in by mountains on the north, south, and west, and with access from the east hampered by the hazards of the Columbia River. Subsequently, most modern day Wenatchis are found living on the Colville Indian Reservation, with a small number living on the Yakama Reservation. In 1883, in an agreement between Moses and the federal government, the Moses Columbia Reservation ceased to exist. The Sanpoil territory centers around the Sanpoil River Valley, extending north to the boundary of the current Colville Reservation. Located west of the Columbia River, north of the Wenatchee River, . Cleveland Kamiakin was a young man when the construction began on the Grand Coulee Dam. Charles Glen King (18961988), biochemist, pioneer in the field of nutrition research, Entiat is located at the confluence of the Entiat and Columbia rivers. John Detwiler and his family left the area within a year, but Lewis Detwiler farmed his homestead for about a decade. Intertribal war in the area faded out as alliances were made to fight their common enemies. More white settlers moved to the area, infringing on the Wenatchi's claim to the land, and the Great Northern Railway was approved to build a route through the reserved land. Chilcosahaskt and Wapato John were half-brothers, sharing a mother, Ken-em-tiq't, a Skokomish from west of the Cascades. 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.
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