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The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, [3] formerly known as the Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation or the Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians is a federally recognized tribe of S'Klallam people, located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington. [4] They are an Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast.
Port Gamble, 1900. Gamble Bay was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841. The source of the name is unclear. Wilkes often named places after historical figures, and speculation centers on Lt. Col. John M. Gamble, an illustrious figure in the War of 1812; or U.S. Navy Lt. Robert Gamble, an officer aboard the frigate USS President wounded in an exchange with HMS Belvidera.
Jeffrey Veregge (March 1974 – April 12, 2024) was a Native American (Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians) artist.His work, which blended traditional Coast Salish aesthetics and pop culture references into what he called "Salish Geek" style, was featured in exhibitions at the George Gustav Heye Center, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, and the Center on Contemporary Art.
Port Gamble Tribal Community is a census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the Port Gamble S'Klallam Reservation in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 916 at the 2010 census .
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In the early 1850s many settlers came to Port Townsend and elsewhere in the region. By 1853 there were sawmills operating at Port Townsend, Port Gamble, and Port Ludlow. A small settlement was established in Klallam territory near Dungeness Spit and present-day Sequim. These early settlers, who lived in conditions little better, or worse than ...
Port Gamble Indian Reservation: 1,234 1,301 Port Gamble Bay in Kitsap County: Port Madison Reservation (Suquamish Indian Reservation) 507? 7,486 Western and northern shores of Port Madison, northern Kitsap County: Puyallup Indian Reservation: 4,000 18,061 Primarily northern Pierce County: Quileute Indian Reservation: 371 1,003.4
On June 16, 1938, [3] the S'Klallam tribe receives a 1,234-acre (4.99 km 2) reservation on Port Gamble Bay, which is their historic home. At the time that the United States organized Oregon Territory in 1848, the S'Klallams lived in villages on the west side of Port Gamble Bay.