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Taholah is a unincorporated village on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Named for a Quinault chief in 1905, [4] its population was 840 at the 2010 census. [5] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Taholah as a census-designated place (CDP).
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.
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."
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The area that comprises modern-day Grays Harbor County is the ancestral territory of several indigenous Coast Salish peoples, including the Quinault and Lower Chehalis. They first came into contact with European explorers in the late 18th century and the tribes were later afflicted by regional epidemics.
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.
Taholah is the largest settlement in the Quinault Reservation and is home to the tribal government's main facilities. In 2015, the tribal government proposed a $60 million plan to relocate the village to an uphill area southeast of the existing village, away from potential tsunami and flooding hazard zones. [ 10 ]