The syntax of Moses‐Columbia Salish has so far escaped description in the literature leaving a gap in the comparative Salishan studies that have begun to emerge. This paper describes a small fragment of Moses‐Columbia syntax, the basic patterns and behaviors within the Moses‐Columbia determiner phrase (DP). One of a small number of articles usually occupies the determiner position of the DP. These articles are similar in function and distribution to the demonstratives of the language, but this may reflect their shared historical origins rather than common class membership. Articles may be absent from DPs and no rules for their absence have been identified. The typical complement in DP is a noun phrase; clausal complements may also be possible. Like its three sister languages—Okanagan, Coeur d’Alene, and Kalispel—Moses‐Columbia does not encode a referentiality distinction through article choice, although other languages of the Interior Salishan branch appear to do so. Despite differences in detail, the mai...