The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, formerly known as the Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington, is a

federally recognized tribe This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...

of Stillaguamish people. They are a tribe of Southern Coast Salish indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest located in Washington. Other Stillaguamish people are enrolled in the

Tulalip Tribes The Tulalip Tribes of Washington (, lut, dxʷlilap), formerly known as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Duwamish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, and Stillaguamish people. Th ...

Name

The name has been used since 1850 to refer to indigenous peoples living along the Stillaguamish River. In 1855, they used the name Stoluck-wa-mish, which is how they sign the Point Elliott Treaty.

Reservation

The Stillaguamish Tribe's trust lands are located in

Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 75th-most populous ...

. The tribe was granted a reservation by the federal government in 2014.

Government

The Tribe's constitution, approved by the Tribal Council on January 31, 1953, provides for the administrative responsibilities of Tribal government to be handled by the popularly elected six-member Stillaguamish Tribal Council. The Tribal Council is composed of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, and two Members."Tribal Government."
''Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians.'' Retrieved July 31, 2023. As of June 2023, the Stillaguamish Tribal Council/Board of Directors is as follows: * Chairman: Eric White * Vice Chairman: Jeremy Smith * Treasurer: Gary Tatro * Secretary: Kadi Bizyayeva * Member: Joshua Wells * Member: Stacy White The Tribe petitioned the federal government for recognition in 1974; it was granted on October 27, 1976.

Language

English is commonly spoken by the tribe. Formerly tribal members spoke Lushootseed, a

Central Salish language The Salishan (also Salish) languages are a family of languages of the Pacific Northwest in North America (the Canadian province of British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana). They are characterised by ag ...

. The language is written in the Latin script and a dictionary and grammar have been written in the Lushootseed.

Economic Development

The Stillaguamish Tribal Business Development Department develops and works in partnership with the Board of Directors for the tribe's businesses that include River Rock Tobacco & Fuel and the Angel of the Winds Casino Resort, all located in Arlington."Angel of the Winds Casino."
''500 Nations.'' Retrieved September 26, 2013.

Notes

References

* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .

External links

Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
official website
''Esther Ross and the Struggle for Stillaguamish Identity''
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