The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe () is a

federally recognized tribe A federally recognized tribe is a Native American tribe recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. In the United States, the Native American tribe ...

Snoqualmie people The Snoqualmie people () are a List of Lushootseed-speaking peoples, Lushootseed-speaking Coast Salish, Southern Coast Salish people indigenous to the Snoqualmie Valley, located in east King County, Washington, King and Snohomish County, Washin ...

. They are

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Native American peoples from the

Snoqualmie Valley The Snoqualmie Valley is a farming and timber-producing region located along the Snoqualmie River in Western Washington, United States. The valley stretches from the confluence of the three forks of the river at North Bend to the confluence of t ...

in east

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and Snohomish Counties in

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state. Other names for the Snoqualmies include Snoqualmu, Snoqualmoo, Snoqualmick, Snoqualamuke, and Snuqualmi.

History

Some Snoqualmies settled onto the

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Reservation after signing the

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with the

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in 1855, but many remained in their ancestral homelands around the

and

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. At that time they were one of the largest tribes in the

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region numbering around 4,000. In 1937 the Federal Government proposed granting a reservation though in the end the land was never given. The tribe lost

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in 1953. In October 1999, the

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once again granted recognition to the Snoqualmie. They purchased land for and were granted a

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near

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, on which the tribe opened the

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in 2008. They have tried and failed on several occasions to secure a reservation on their ancestral lands along the

Tolt River The Tolt River is located in the western foothills of the Cascade Mountains in north central King County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river begins at the confluence of the North Fork Tolt and South Fork Tolt rivers. It flows southwest j ...

(a tributary of the

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) until the Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Forest was purchased by the tribe at the end of 2021. The in East

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holds environmental, economic, and historic value to the tribe. 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.

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

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Snoqualmie Tribe Coast Salish governments Federally recognized tribes in the United States Native American tribes in Washington (state) King County, Washington

History

Government

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