Puyallup Tribe

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Homeland: Southern Puget Sound, Washington

Tribal Headquarters
The headquarters for the Puyallup Tribe is on the Puyallup Reservation in Washington.

Puyallup Tribe 3009 E. Portland Ave. Tacoma, WA 98404 Ph. 1-253-573-7800


 * Official Puyuallup Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1792: George Vancouver a British explorer encounters the tribe.

1827: Fort Langley established by the Hudson Bay Company

1839: Catholic missionaries, arrive in the area

1854: Treaty of Medicine Creek - established the Puyallup Reservation

1855-1856: Yakima War

1887: Lands were allotted

1900: Puyallup Reservation land lost to railroad companies

1934: Tribe reorganized with a constitution

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Puyallup tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

A brief history of the Puyallup Tribe is available online.

Reservations
Puyallup Reservation

Agencies
Tulalip Agency

Puyallup Agency

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

Treaty

 * 1854 December 26, Medicine Creek, Territory of Washington, with the Nisqualli, cessions, removal, annuities

Vital Records

 * Tulalip Agency, M595,

Births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL|Film: 583049 Births and deaths 1932-1933, FHL|Film: 583050

Important Websites

 * Official Puyuallup Tribal web site
 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation Washington
 * Puyallup Tribe Wikipedia