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The Quinault Indian Nation is headquartered in Taholah, Washington. They ratified their bylaws on August 24, 1922, and their constitution in 1975. [4] The tribe is governed by an eleven-member Tribal Council, or "Business Committee", which is democratically elected by the adult tribal membership (the General Council) at regular annual meetings.
The Quinault (/ k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t /, kʷínayɬ) are a group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States.They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people and are enrolled in the federally recognized Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation.
The Quileute (/ ˈkwɪliːuːt /) are a Native American people in western Washington state in the United States, with 808 enrolled citizens in 2018. They are a federally recognized tribe: the Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation. The Quileute people lost their territory after signing the Quinault Treaty in 1855, but regained one square ...
Quinault Indian Nation. The Quinault Cultural Center and Museum is a museum of culture in Taholah, Washington, owned and funded by the Quinault Indian Nation. [3] It contains artifacts, arts, and crafts of the Quinault, housed in a converted retail building. [4] : 735 [5] : 54 Some of the art forms have been influenced by Polynesian cultural ...
the Lower Cowlitz or Cowlitz proper ("The People Who Seek Their Medicine Spirit", occupied 30 villages along the Lower Cowlitz River, other villages along the Toutle River; [7] today the majority are enrolled within the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, some are part of Quinault Indian Nation, and Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation)
The Quinault Treaty (also known as the Quinault River Treaty and the Treaty of Olympia) was a treaty agreement between the United States and the Native American Quinault and Quileute tribes located in the western Olympic Peninsula north of Grays Harbor, in the recently formed Washington Territory. The treaty was signed on 1 July 1855, at the ...
In response, the Makah tribe is drawing on traditional knowledge to create action plans for climate resilience that center tribal socioeconomic priorities. With the Hoh, Quileute, and Quinault Indian Nation, as well as the scientific community, the Makah conduct climate research at and monitor the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [19]
Joe DeLaCruz (Joseph B. DeLaCruz, July 16, 1937 – April 16, 2000 [1][2]) was a Native American leader in Washington, U.S., president for 22 years of the Quinault Tribe. [3] He was reputed for his "thorough, in-depth knowledge of probably every Indian tribe in North America." [4] According to Suzan Harjo, "His programs became models for Native ...