The Snoqualmoo Tribe of Whidbey Island is a non-federally recognized tribe on

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. They are sometimes erroneously referred to as recognized by the state government,

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: American Indian Politics and the American Political System, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007, p. 27] according to the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs in 2008, however, but there is no recognition by the state for this tribe.

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Native American tribes in Washington (state) Island County, Washington Coast Salish {{NorthAm-native-stub