The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe is a

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Native American tribe located in the state of

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. Before European colonization, the tribe occupied lands along the

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, from as far downstream as present-day

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, and villages going north as far as Newhalem along the Skagit River, as well as lands on the

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, and the Sauk rivers. Culturally, the Upper Skagit share characteristics with the

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and the

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, as well as the

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on the eastern side of the

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. They traditionally spoke

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, part of the

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language family. It was spoken by many coastal tribes of the Northwest. ISchild Upper Skagit Indian Tribe

Upper Skagit Indian Reservation

The Upper Skagit Indian Reservation consists of three separate small parcels of land in western

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. The largest section, located northeast of Sedro Woolley, is at , while the smaller western sections are at (the section where the casino is), and at , about midway between

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and

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, BC on Interstate Highway 5 . The total land area is approximately 100

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s (0.404686 km²). Its resident population was 238 persons as of the 2000 census. The Tribe owns several successful businesses includin
The Skagit Casino Resort
with th
EncoreThe Market Buffet
an
Express Eats
restaurants, Th
Skagit Ridge Hotel
Bow Hill Gas and Food Mart, and the Highway 20 Hometown Pharmacy.

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Upper Skagit Indian Reservation

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