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of Wenapen use in the so~theastern portion extending mostly to the south
outSide the described Wmatchee area. With respect to the area used and
occupied by the Columbia Tribe Chalfant has indicated an area of Wanapam
use in the central-eastern portion of the Columbia tract in the Ephrata
area, and in the extreme southeasterly portion in the Moses Lake area.
He has also indicated use by the Sanpoil and ~es~elern along the north-
easterly boundary of the Columbia area acd has icdicated an area of use.
by the Okanagon along the northern boundary.
With respect to the remaining tribes which were parties to the
Yakima Treaty, locatod to the south of the Salish-speaking tribes,
Mr. Chalfant testified coccerning each of said tribes as follows:'
(b) Kittitas
Chalfant concluded that the Kittitas Tribe was an independent
ethnic group of Indiars closely related to the Yakima Tribe. He agree?
with the village locations as set forth by Dr. Ray in his writings in
1936 as well as the locations dsscribed by Gibbs and Gov. Stevens. On
the map identified as Def. Ex. 27 Mr. Chalfant has indicated the areas
which he concluded were used and occupied by the respective Yakima Treaty
tribes. The Kittitas area as out1ined:by Chalfant included the upper
drainage of the Yakima River and conformed in general to the area mapped
by Dr. Ray as Kittitas territory with the exception of an area in the
southern portion which Chalfant concluded was an area of joint occupancy
by the Yakima and Kittitas tribes. The area of such joint use and
occupancy is indicated on the map by orange cross hatching. Chalfant
testified that, "After reviewing the materials that I have researched