- Source: Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation
The nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Tribe of the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually people. They are a Coast Salish people of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Their tribe is located in the State of Washington.
Some of the people of nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually descent are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation but neither tribe allows a nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually to be enrolled in both tribes at the same time.
The nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Reservation is 1,000-acres large and located in Thurston County, Washington, 15 miles east of Olympia. All of the current reservation land was acquired by the tribe in the last 25 years.
The reservation was established by the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854. Originally 5,105 acres, the reservation was mostly east of the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually River in Pierce County, Washington. The tribal lands were broken into individual allotments in 1884. In 1917, Pierce County, through the process of condemnation proceedings (eminent domain), took 3,370 acres (14 km²) for the Fort Lewis Military Reserve.
Government
The nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Tribe is headquartered in Olympia, Washington. They ratified their constitution and bylaws on September 9, 1946. These were amended on October 28, 1994. The tribe is governed by a seven-member, democratically elected General Council. The current tribal administration is as follows:
• Chairman: Ken Choke
• Vice Chairman: Antonette Squally
• Secretary: Jackie Whittington
• Treasurer: Norine Wells
• Fifth Council Member: Chris Olin
• Sixth Council Member: Guido Levy, Jr.
• Seventh Council Member: Leighanna Scott
Language
English is commonly spoken on by the tribe. Their traditional language is the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually language, which is a Southern Puget Sound Salish language.
Economic development
The nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Tribe owns and operates Red Wind Casino, Blue Camas Buffet, Squalli-Absch Grille, The Medicine Creek Deli, and Pealo's Landing.
In 2017, the tribe began acquiring parcels of vacant land in northern Lacey for a future commercial development. The 260-acre (110 ha) property was transferred to the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Tribe in 2020 and is planned to be used for a new casino, convention center, and entertainment district named Quiemuth Village. The site is north of Interstate 5 and was originally intended for a mixed-use development that only had one completed store: a branch of the Cabela's franchise.
Notable tribal members
Billy Frank Jr. (1931-2014), Native American indigenous rights and environmentalist activist
Notes
References
Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
External links
nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Tribe, official website
Constitution and Bylaws of the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Tribe of the nisqually" target="_blank">Nisqually Indian Reservation
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