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The Puyallup Indian Reservation is the reservation of the Puyallup Tribe, located in parts of Pierce and King counties of Washington state. The reservation, located at 47°14′38″N 122°22′15″W / 47.24389°N 122.37083°W / 47.24389; -122.37083 , is mostly located in Pierce County, although a small part is located in the city ...
The Puyallup (pew-AL-əp; Lushootseed: spuyaləpabš, lit. 'people of the bend' [1] [note 1]) are a Lushootseed-speaking Southern Coast Salish people indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington state. They are primarily enrolled in and represented by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, a federally-recognized Indian tribe located near Tacoma.
Shelly Schlumpf, president of the Puyallup Historical Society, said they are working with the tribe on the possibility of having tribal art installations at the heritage center, among other things.
In 1955, the 18-year-old was suddenly struck with spinal meningitis. He spent the next two years in the notorious Cushman Indian Hospital on the Puyallup Tribe of Indians reservation in Tacoma ...
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
The Emerald Queen, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ riverboat casino that operated from 1997 to 2004, is pictured while moored in Blair Waterway in a Nov. 9, 2006, file photo.
Robert "Bob" Satiacum (1929–March 25, 1991) was a Puyallup tribal leader and an advocate of native treaty fishing rights in the United States. He was convicted in 1982 of attempted murder, embezzlement of tribal funds, and other charges but fled to Canada to avoid a prison term. He was convicted of child molestation in Canada in 1989. [1]
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians plans to redevelop the site of its former Emerald Queen Tacoma I-5 Casino into an entertainment district, according to pre-application plans filed with the city of ...