Snoqualmie Indian Tribe

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
sdukʷalbixʷ
	Snoqualmie Tribal Government Campus,; Snoqualmie, Washington
Total population
	approximately 650
Regions with significant populations
	City of Snoqualmie; City of North Bend; Greater Seattle Area; Washington; United States
Languages
	English, Southern Lushootseed
Religion
	Christianity, traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
	other Snoqualmie people

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Lushootseed: sdukʷalbixʷ)^[1] is a federally recognized tribe of Snoqualmie people. They are Coast Salish Native American peoples from the Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties in Washington state. Other names for the Snoqualmies include Snoqualmu, Snoqualmoo, Snoqualmick, Snoqualamuke, and Snuqualmi.^[2]

History

Some Snoqualmies settled onto the Tulalip Reservation after signing the Point Elliott Treaty with the Washington Territory in 1855, but many remained in their ancestral homelands around the Snoqualmie Valley and Lake Sammamish. At that time they were one of the largest tribes in the Puget Sound region numbering around 4,000.^[3] In 1937 the Federal Government proposed granting a reservation though in the end the land was never given.^[4] The tribe lost federal recognition in 1953. In October 1999, the Bureau of Indian Affairs once again granted recognition to the Snoqualmie.^[5]

They purchased land for and were granted a reservation near Snoqualmie, Washington, on which the tribe opened the Snoqualmie Casino in 2008.^[6] They have tried and failed on several occasions to secure a reservation on their ancestral lands along the Tolt River (a tributary of the Snoqualmie River) until the Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Forest was purchased by the tribe at the end of 2021. The 12,000-acre ancestral forestlands (4,900 ha) in East King County holds environmental, economic, and historic value to the tribe.^[7] The land, most recently used for industrial timber, will be sustainably harvested while the ecosystem is managed to support the native plant and wildlife populations.^[8]

Government

The Snoqualmie Tribe is governed by a Tribal constitution and an elected Council. The Tribe's governing structure includes building codes, health codes and other standard governmental functions.

References

^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.
^ "Snoqualmie Tribe – NPAIHB". February 9, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
^ Krishnan, Sonia (January 4, 2005). "Snoqualmie Tribe on road to self-sufficiency". The Seattle Times.
^ Tribe, Snoqualmie. "Snoqualmie Tribe Releases First Economic Impact Study | Snoqualmie Indian Tribe". Retrieved November 16, 2022.
^ "Snoqualmie Tribe History". Governor's Office of Indian Affairs. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
^ Miletich, Steve (November 2, 2008). "Snoqualmie Tribe's big bet: The casino that almost wasn't". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^ Opong, Diana (February 5, 2022). "For the first time in generations, a tribe in Washington has land". OPB. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ "Snoqualmie Indian Tribe purchases thousands of acres of ancestral forestlands". KOMO News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

External links

Snoqualmie Tribe, Official Snoqualmie Tribe website
Snoqualmie Rights Day, Official information about Snoqualmie Rights Day and tribal sovereignty
Snoqualmie Tribe Culture Department, Official website of the Snoqualmie Tribe Culture Department

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[Dictionary-1] Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.

[2] "Snoqualmie Tribe – NPAIHB". February 9, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

[3] Krishnan, Sonia (January 4, 2005). "Snoqualmie Tribe on road to self-sufficiency". The Seattle Times.

[4] Tribe, Snoqualmie. "Snoqualmie Tribe Releases First Economic Impact Study | Snoqualmie Indian Tribe". Retrieved November 16, 2022.

[5] "Snoqualmie Tribe History". Governor's Office of Indian Affairs. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2008.

[6] Miletich, Steve (November 2, 2008). "Snoqualmie Tribe's big bet: The casino that almost wasn't". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

[7] Opong, Diana (February 5, 2022). "For the first time in generations, a tribe in Washington has land". OPB. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[8] "Snoqualmie Indian Tribe purchases thousands of acres of ancestral forestlands". KOMO News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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