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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 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 ...
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.
The Pamunkey Indian Tribe was the first tribe in Virginia to gain federal recognition, which they achieved through the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2015. [5] In 2017, Congress recognized six more tribes through the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act. [4] The federally recognized tribes in Virginia are:
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From 1873 to 1880, Henry Sicade attended the Puyallup Indian School. [11] He was the great-nephew of Leschi (Nisqually) and the grandson of Chief Stann of the Puyallup Tribe. [12] Due to his hardships at the school, he went on to help start the Fife Public Schools as an alternative education for native children in the area. [13]
The Puyallup Tribe regained properties along the Blair Waterway in Tacoma with the 1990 Land Claims Settlement. Tahoma Global Logistics, a division of the Puyallup Tribal Enterprises, will offer ...