Chief Moses was a Sinkiuse-Columbia Native American chief during the late 1800s. He negotiated with the U.S. government for the benefit of his tribe, traveling to Washington DC twice.Boom Town Tales: Chief Moses He was also responsible for keeping his tribe out of the battlesBaldwin Project: Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known that decimated other Native Americans.

Chief Moses was born in 1829 in the northwestern part of the United States, along the Columbia River. Moses was educated in Idaho at the Presbyterian mission in Lapwai from the ages of 12 through 15. He converted to Christianity and adopted the name "Moses" while at Lapwai.Moses Lake: A Brief History of Moses Lake, Washington...

Chief Moses and his tribe were granted the Columbia Reservation in 1879. There was increasing tension between the white settlers and the Native Americans, causing President Chester A. Arthur to return part of the reservation land to the public domain in February 1883.Google Books: Half Sun on the Columbia..., page 191 Chief Moses went to Washington DC to negotiate. The tribe was compensated for their land and relocated to the Colville Reservation.Boom Town Tales: Chief Moses