In 1809, David Thompson opened a trading post for the North West Company of Montréal in their territory.

Non-Natives claimed reservation lands under the Homestead Act, and economic opportunities for tribal members were minimal.

[1] The Tribe owns and operates the Northern Quest Resort & Casino, located in Airway Heights, Washington.

The resort features Masselow's Steakhouse, EPIC Sports Bar, East Pan Asian Cuisine, Qdoba, Neon Pizza, Fatburger, Marketplace, Thomas Hammer Coffee, and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, as well as several bars and lounges: Legends of Fire, The Lounge at Masselow's, Liquid, and Highball.

[7] The Tribe owns the franchise rights to the fast-casual chain Fatburger in Eastern Washington and western Montana and opened a restaurant in their casino in 2009.