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[[Image:Sanpoil, Chief Jim James at Kettle Falls viewing the Salmon Fishing site during the Ceremony of Tears.jpg|thumb|right|Sanpoil, Chief Jim James at Kettle Falls viewing the Salmon Fishing site during the Ceremony of Tears.jpg]] 

=== Tribal Headquarters  ===

=== History  ===

=== Brief Timeline  ===

1846: Smallpox epidemic killed many 

1872: Removed to Colville Reservation 

=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ===

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/indiantribehistory8.htm#Sanpoil Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Sanpoil tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/washington/sanpoilindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.] 

=== Reservations  ===

[[Colville Indian Reservation (Washington)|Colville Reservation]] 

=== Agency  ===

[[Colville Indian Agency (Washington)|Colville Agency]] 

=== Records  ===

=== Important Websites  ===

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanpoil_(tribe) Wikipedia article] on the Sanpoil People 

=== References  ===

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=== Bibliography  ===

[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Washington]]