As a way to better connect with waterfront landowners, the Suquamish Tribe has been hosting a successful shellfish social hour the past two years. At a restaurant in Silverdale each winter, the tribe invites property owners on...
Read MoreThe Suquamish Tribe recently acquired 157 acres of culturally important tidelands on Dyes Inlet. A traditional shellfish harvesting area, the swath of land is also the site of old wintering villages and homesteads, stretching...
Read MoreThe Coast Salish – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Tribal Journey Water Quality Project was recognized with the Department of the Interior’s Partners in Conservation Award. The award recognizes the strength of...
Read MoreKing 5 came down to Nisqually yesterday and filed this report on the Nisqually Tribe’s habitat restoration efforts: A small tree is struggling for a foothold in the Nisqually River Delta, and it’s not alone. There are...
Read MoreSkokomish (June 6, 2008) – Since earthen dikes were breached last fall on the Skokomish tidelands, Alex Gouley has been a busy man. The Skokomish Tribe’s habitat division manager has not only been working on the next...
Read MoreVarious news media covered the Skokomish Tribe’s dike breaching project on Monday and Tuesday: From the Kitsap Sun: Watching the salt water lap his shoes, Keith Dublanica, senior land planner for the Skokomish Tribe,...
Read MoreThe Seattle Times printed a story about the Skokomish Tribe and Washington State Parks swapping acreage near the Skokomish reservation. Plans for the land include restoration of tidelands and construction of a sewer system,...
Read MoreOLYMPIA (May 18, 2007) – Puget Sound treaty Indian tribes and commercial shellfish growers have finalized an agreement that will protect and enhance the resource while resolving legal issues from a federal court ruling that re-affirmed treaty-reserved tribal shellfish harvest rights.
The pact resolves lingering legal issues from a 1994 federal court ruling that upheld the tribes’ treaty-reserved shellfish harvest rights. The agreement preserves the health of the shellfish industry, recognizes the importance to the tribes of their shellfish harvest rights and provides greater shellfish harvest opportunities for everyone in the state.
Read MoreKitsap Sun: The Suquamish Tribe wants the state to force Bainbridge Island to redraw its Critical Areas Ordinance, believing the measure falls short of protecting marine shorelines central to Native American culture. The...
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