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The first contact between Suquamish and European people came in 1792 when George Vancouver explored Puget Sound and met members of the Suquamish Tribe, possibly including Schweabe and Kitsap. More regular contact with non-Natives came with the establishment of British trading posts in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia in the early 19th century.
The Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation is a federally recognized tribe and Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Washington.. The tribe includes Suquamish, Duwamish, and Sammamish peoples, all Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, and was a signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855.
In 2022, the Suquamish Tribe honored Julia Jacobs as a tribal matriarch in their Proclomation for Black History Month. [1] Her family's story introduced the exhibit "IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas" at the Northwest African American Museum. [9]
The Suquamish Tribe's Port Madison Enterprises is building a Clearwater Market in Poulsbo, which is the first business venture outside of the tribe's Port Madison Reservation.
Tribes in Washington state have a lot at stake with the initiative on November's ballot that would undo the Climate Commitment Act. Opinion: Historic duty to care for environment calls for 'no' on ...
The Suquamish Tribe's primary care clinic, located in the Healing House building close to the tribe's government center and museum, is growing.
The Suquamish Museum preserves and displays relics and records related to the Suquamish Tribe, including artifacts from the Old Man House and the Baba'kwob site. It is located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation in Washington state and was founded in 1983. The museum currently occupies a facility opened in 2012.
The Suquamish Tribe's compact school will be able to offer space to teach Salish-style art and carving techniques. Suquamish Tribe adding a carving studio for Chief Kitsap Academy students Skip to ...