50 years ago, Colville election ushered in new era for U.S. tribes

Fifty years ago this week, the federal government’s experiment with termination was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state.Fifty years ago this week, the federal government’s experiment with termination was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state.