The Skokomish Indian Tribe, formerly known as the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, and in its own official use the Skokomish Tribal Nation, is a federally recognized tribe of Skokomish,

Twana Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples in the northern-mid Puget Sound region, most of whom are extinct or are now subsumed into other groups and organized tribes. The Skokomish are the main surviving group and se ...

Klallam Klallam (also Clallam, although the spelling with "K" is preferred in all four modern Klallam communities) refers to four related indigenous Native American/First Nations communities from the Pacific Northwest of North America. The Klallam cult ...

, and Chimakum people. They are a tribe of Southern

Coast Salish The Coast Salish is a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. They speak one of the Coa ...

indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political identities. They share certain beliefs, traditions and practices, such as the centrality of sal ...

located in

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. The Skokomish are one of nine bands of Twana people.

Reservation

The Skokomish Reservation is located on several square miles of Mason County, just north of

Shelton, Washington Shelton is a city in, and the county seat of, Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost city on Puget Sound. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census. Shelton has a council–manager form of government and was the ...

at . Some Klallam people were relocated onto the reservation after signing the 1855

Point No Point Treaty The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855, at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, convened the treaty council on January 25, with the S'Klallam, the Chim ...

Government

The Skokomish Indian Tribe is headquartered in

Skokomish, Washington Skokomish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 617 at the 2010 census. The town is the headquarters of the Skokomish Indian Tribe. Geography According to the United States Census B ...

. The tribe is governed by a seven-member, democratically elected General Council. The current tribal administration is as follows: * Chairman: Charles "Guy" Miller * Vice-Chair: Terri Twiddy-Butler * Secretary: Alex Gouley * Council Member: Lyle Wilbur * Council Member: Tim "Wiggs" LeClair * Council Member: Annette Smith * Council Member: Tom Strong * General Council President: Gilanne "Sissy" Delacruz * Executive Secretary: Bobbi Blacketer

Language

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is commonly spoken by the tribe. The Skokomish language is a dialect of Twana, a Central

Salish language The Salish or Séliš language , also known as Kalispel–Pend d'oreille, Kalispel–Spokane–Flathead, or Montana Salish to distinguish it from other Salishan languages, is a Salishan language spoken (as of 2005) by about 64 elders of the Fla ...

. The last fully fluent speaker died in 1980.

Economic development

As of April 2015, the Skokomish Tribe acquired the Glen Ayr resort, located north of Hoodsport, WA, along the

Hood Canal Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,"Angel of the Winds Casino."
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Notes

References

* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
Rebecca McLain, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Shelton, Washington - Academia.edu

External links

official website

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