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The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (/ p j uː ˈ æ l ə p / pew-AL-əp; Twulshootseed: spuyaləpabš, lit. 'people of the bend'; [1] [note 1] commonly known as the Puyallup Tribe) [2] is a federally-recognized tribe of Puyallup people from western Washington state, United States. The tribe is primarily located on the Puyallup Indian Reservation ...
The name "Puyallup" is an anglicization of the Lushootseed word spuyaləpabš.The name means "people of the bend (at the bottom of the river)," [2] literally s√puy=áləp=abš, from the root √puy̓, 'curve'; the suffix =alap, 'leg or hip'; and the suffix =abš, 'people', [1] and refers to the way that the Puyallup people live on the winding river. [3]
The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana became the 574th tribe to gain federal recognition on December 20, 2019. The website USA.gov , the federal government's official web portal, also maintains an updated list of tribal governments .
The tribes listed on the Treaty of Medicine Creek are Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Squawskin (Squaxin Island), S'Homamish, Stehchass, T'Peeksin, Squi-aitl, and Sa-heh-wamish. The treaty was signed on December 26, 1854, by Isaac I. Stevens , governor and superintendent of Indian Affairs of the territory at the time of the signing, along with ...
Ramona Bennett (born August 23, 1938) [1] is an American Puyallup leader and activist who was involved in the 1960s and 1970s Fish Wars of the US Pacific Northwest and in tribal sovereignty. Early life and education
Herman Dillon, Sr. (June 15, 1931 – May 23, 2014) was a Native American leader of the Puyallup Nation. Dillon served in the United States Naval Reserve and then in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1971, Dillon was elected to the Puyallup Nation tribal council and served as chairman.
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Puyallup Tribe of Indians, a federally-recognized tribe; Puyallup, Washington, a city Puyallup High School; Puyallup School District; Puyallup station, a Sounder commuter rail station; Washington State Fair, formerly the Puyallup Fair; Puyallup River, a river in the U.S. state of Washington; Lake Puyallup, developed along the south edge of the ...