Skokomish Indian Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters
Skokomish Tribal Center 80 North Tribal Center Road Shelton, WA 98584 Phone: 360-426-4232 Website

Brief Timeline
1792: First contact with Europeans

1827: Fort Langley founded, by the Hudson Bay Company

1833: Fort Nisqually established

1845: Settlers from the east began to arrive

1846: Treaty of Washington

1848: Father Pascal Richards established a mission near Olympia

1850: Donation Land Law opened land to settlers

1854: Washington Territory organized

1855: Treaty of Point No Point, Treaty of Point Elliot, and Treaty of Medicine Creek

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Important Websites

 * Official Skokomish Nation web site
 * Constitution and By-laws of the Skokomish Indian Tribe, May 3, 1938, As Amended March 17, 1980
 * Skokomish Tribe Wikipedia