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The Skokomish Indian Tribe, [4] formerly known as the Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, [5] and in its own official use the Skokomish Tribal Nation, [6] is a federally recognized tribe of Skokomish, Twana, Klallam, and Chimakum people. [3]
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The tribe moved onto the Skokomish Indian Reservation in the central part of modern-day Mason County, Washington at the southeast base of the Olympic Peninsula around 1855. The reservation has a land area of 21.244 km 2 (8.2022 sq mi) and a 2000 census resident population of 730 persons. Its major community is Skokomish.
Map of reservations in Washington state. ... Skokomish Indian Reservation: 796 ... Yakama Indian Reservation: 10,851 1,372,000
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Skokomish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 617 at the 2010 census . The town is the headquarters of the Skokomish Indian Tribe .
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Today, most of the Twana population live on the Skokomish Indian Reservation and the Chehalis Indian Reservation. [3] [9] On the Skokomish Reservation, Twana members hold personal naming and salmon run festivals. There is a tribal K-4 school on the Reservation. The Twana language is spoken and taught through a language project.