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).[8][1] 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[9]
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.[2]
Economic development
As of April 2015, the Skokomish Tribe acquired the Glen Ayr resort, located north of Hoodsport, WA, along the Hood Canal.[10]
Notes
^ a b c"Skokomish Tribe." Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
^ a b"Twana." Ethnologue. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
^ a bPritzker 200
^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.
^"CORPORATE CHARTER of the SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE OF THE SKOKOMISH INDIAN RESERVATION WASHINGTON." June 18, 1984.
^Skokomish Tribal Nation website
^Pritzker 203
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skokomish Indian Tribe
^"Tribal Council Members." Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback MachineSkokomish Tribal Nation. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
^"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