Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Federally recognized tribe in Washington (state) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the federally-recognized tribe. For the ethnic group, see Swinomish people. For the reservation goverened by the Swinomish Tribe, see Swinomish Reservation.
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, also known as the Swinomish Tribe, is a federally recognized tribe located on Puget Sound in Washington state. Swinomish is a legal successor to signatories of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. Its Reservation is located 65 miles North of Seattle, Washington on Fidalgo Island.The tribe's population is primarily composed of Swinomish, Lower Skagit, Kikiallus, and Samish peoples and their descendants. Other populations on the reservation include the Suquamish and Upper Skagit.[1]
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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | |
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Tribal headquarters | 1404 Moorage Way, La Conner, WA 98257 |
Largest settlement | Swinomish Village [d] |
Demonym(s) | Swinomish |
Enrolled members | 1,439 |
Government | Federally recognized tribe |
• Chair | Steve Edwards |
• Vice-chair | Alana Quintasket |
• Secretary | Brian Porter |
• Treasurer | Barbara James |
Legislature | Swinomish Senate |
Domestic dependent nation | |
• Treaty | Treaty of Point Elliot (1855) |
• Constitution | January 27, 1936 |
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