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The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The tribe is descended from the Lower Chehalis and the Willapa (Shoalwater) Chinook peoples. [1] [2] [3] In 2016, the tribe had 373 enrolled citizens. [2] The Shoalwater Bay Tribe governs the Shoalwater Bay Indian ...
Shoalwater Bay is a large bay on the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland, Australia 100 km north of the coastal town of Yeppoon and 628 km north-north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Since 1966, the land surrounding Shoalwater Bay has been under the ownership of the Australian Defence Force , for the purpose of military training exercises.
In July 2018 the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 573 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. [1] The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana became the 574th tribe to gain federal recognition on December 20, 2019.
Chehalis (tribe) The Chehalis people or Tsihalis are a Native people of western Washington state in the United States. They should not be confused with the similarly named Chehalis First Nation of the Sts'Ailes people along the Harrison River in the Fraser Valley area of British Columbia. "Ts-a-lis" ("place of sand") or "Chi-ke-lis" ("shifting ...
Shortly thereafter the name was changed to Tokeland Hotel, in honor of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe's Chief Toke, for whom Toke Point was also named. From 1899 to 1915, William and Lizzie Kindred operated the general store out of the hotel and on December 9, 1898, William Kindred became the third Tokeland Postmaster, a role in which he served until ...
Several Coast Salish tribes also maintain such casinos, such as the Muckleshoot or the Skokomish, the Tulalip, the Shoalwater Bay tribe, the Upper Skagit, and as of 2009, the Snoqualmie. At the same time, some tribes are showing tremendous growth.
With over 120 square miles (310 km 2) of surface area Willapa Bay is the second-largest riverine estuary on the Pacific coast of the continental United States. [1] Early settlers called the bay Shoalwater Bay and this name is found on old maps and charts of the region. Willapa Bay is fairly shallow: more than half of its surface area lies in ...
Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation: 70 334 Along Willapa Bay in northwestern Pacific County: Skokomish Indian Reservation: 796 5,000 Just north of Shelton in Mason County: Snoqualmie Indian Reservation: 650 56 Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties: Spokane Indian Reservation: 2,708 154,898