Kalispel

American  

[kal-uh-spel, kal-uh-spel] / ˈkæl əˌspɛl, ˌkæl əˈspɛl /

Also Pend d’Oreille

noun

Kalispels, plural Kalispel plural

1. a member of an Indigenous people of Idaho, Montana, and Washington State.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Kalispel or their language.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Kalispel
  plural
• Kalispels
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Kalispel

First recorded in 1850–55; from Kalispel (an Interior Salish language) kalispel “camass”; see also camass ( def. )

Example Sentences

Allrise last year outbid the Kalispel Tribe at a bankruptcy auction for $18.1 million.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

"We can't fund any programs without the casino" — no health care, education, law enforcement or fire protection, said Phil Haugen, the chief operating officer of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority.

From Fox News • May 10, 2020

“There’s not an entity on the Kalispel Tribe’s reservation that hasn’t been positively impacted by casino revenues since Northern Quest opened in 2000,” said Curt Holmes, a Tribal Council member.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2020

Entz would like to see the caribou population recovered to the point where Kalispel tribal members could hunt them again.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2016

May we not then justly claim for her a share in the success of that Kalispel mission?

From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Walworth, Ellen H.