Homesteading family's lasting legacy realized in agreement to return nearly 10,000 acres of habitat to Colville Tribes in conservation deal

SPOKANE — On a February day, with wind-whipped temperatures falling to 4 below zero, Colville tribal leaders approved an unusual transaction at their offices in Nespelem.

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