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Skokomish Indian Tribe

Skokomish twined basket of red cedar bark, bear grass, cattail leaf, ca. 1890
Total population
796 enrolled members
Regions with significant populations
United States ( Washington)
Languages
English, Twana
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
other Twana, Klallam, and Chimakum people

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, Klallam, and Chimakum people. They are a tribe of Southern Coast Salish indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest located in Washington. 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 at 47°20′05″N 123°09′36″W / 47.33472°N 123.16000°W / 47.33472; -123.16000 (Skokomish Reservation). Some Klallam people were relocated onto the reservation after signing the 1855 Point No Point Treaty.

Government

The Skokomish Indian Tribe is headquartered in Skokomish, Washington. 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

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

Notes

1. ^ "Skokomish Tribe." Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
2. ^ "Twana." Ethnologue. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
3. ^ Pritzker 200
4. INDIAN ENTITIES RECOGNIZED AND ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Archived February 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine: Federal Register, Volume 79, Number 19: 5. January 29, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2014.
5. "CORPORATE CHARTER of the SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE OF THE SKOKOMISH INDIAN RESERVATION WASHINGTON." June 18, 1984.
6. Skokomish Tribal Nation website
7. Pritzker 203
8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skokomish Indian Tribe
9. "Tribal Council Members." Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Skokomish Tribal Nation. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
10. "Angel of the Winds Casino." 500 Nations. Retrieved September 26, 2013.

References

• Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
• Rebecca McLain, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Shelton, Washington - Academia.edu

External links

• Skokomish Tribal Nation, official website
• Constitution of the Skokomish Indian Tribe, March 17, 1980
• "Skokomish Tribe reclaims its land, breath", Seattle Times

v t e Indian reservations in Washington
Chehalis Colville Hoh Jamestown S'Klallam Kalispel Lower Elwha Lummi Makah Muckleshoot Nisqually Nooksack Port Gamble Port Madison Puyallup Quileute Quinault Samish Sauk-Suiattle Shoalwater Bay Skokomish Snoqualmie Spokane Squaxin Island Stillaguamish Swinomish Tulalip Upper Skagit Yakama

47°20′06″N 123°09′36″W / 47.334866°N 123.159929°W / 47.334866; -123.159929

v t e Indigenous peoples in Washington state
Federally recognized tribes	Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Cowlitz Indian Tribe Hoh Tribe Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Kalispel Tribe of Indians Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Lummi Nation Makah Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe Nooksack Indian Tribe Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Puyallup Tribe of Indians Quileute Nation Quinault Indian Nation Samish Indian Nation Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Skokomish Indian Tribe Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Spokane Tribe of Indians Squaxin Island Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Suquamish Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tulalip Tribes Upper Skagit Indian Tribe Yakama Nation
Unrecognized Tribes	Duwamish Tribe Steilacoom Tribe Snohomish Tribe Chinook Indian Nation Marietta Band of Nooksacks Mitchell Bay Band of the San Juan Islands
Languages	Athabaskan languages Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie Chimakuan languages Chemakum Quileute Chinookan languages Lower Chinook Upper Chinook Sahaptian languages Nez Perce Sahaptin Salishan languages Coeur d'Alene Columbia-Moses Colville-Okanagan Cowlitz language (S')Klallam Lower Chehalis Lushootseed North Straits Salish Quinault language Salish-Spokane-Kalispel Thompson Upper Chehalis Wakashan languages Makah Trade languages Chinook Jargon Unclassified languages Cayuse
Archaeological topics	Duwamish Number 1 Site East Wenatchee Clovis Site Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Kennewick Man Lind Coulee Archaeological Site Lower Snake River Archaeological District Marmes Rockshelter Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site Old Man House Redmond Town Center archaeological site Salish peoples Tri-Cities Archaeological District Tse-whit-zen Windust Caves Archaeological District
Institutions	ʔálʔal Café (closed) Chief Seattle Club Daybreak Star Cultural Center Lelooska Museum Makah Museum Northwest Indian College Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Quinault Cultural Center and Museum Suquamish Museum

• Coast Salish governments
• Native American tribes in Washington (state)
• Federally recognized tribes in the United States
• Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast