Entiat people
The Entiat are a Native American tribe who are part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in eastern Washington State. They historically lived around the Columbia River to the Cascade Mountains along the drainage system of the Entiat River.Ethnography
The Entiat are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe. It is located on the Colville Indian Reservation in eastern Washington state. The Confederated Tribes have more than 9,000 citizens from 12 historical bands. In addition to the Entiat, the tribes are known in English as the Colville, the Nespelem, the Sanpoil, the Lake, the Palus, the Wenatchi, the Chelan, the Methow, the southern Okanagan, the Sinkiuse-Columbia, and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's Band.Language
Today, the Entiat speak English. The tribe's Entiat language was a Salishan language.Population
The Entiat enrollment of September 24, 1954, listed 113 Entiat.