Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe 39015 172nd Avenue SE Auburn, WA 98092 Phone: 1.253.939.3311 Fax: 1.253.939.5511


 * Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Website

Brief Timeline
1818: agreement with the British

1827: agreement with the United States

1839: Catholic missionaries

1854-18--: Governor Isaac Stevens of Washington Territory and Superintendent of Indian Affairs begins action to accquires as much land as possible from the Indian tribes

1855: White River Massacre

1856: Medicine Creek treaty cede land to the United States

1856: Muckleshoot Reservation created along the White River; not all tribal members removed to the reservation

1855-1856: Yakima Indian War, some tribal warriors participate

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Reservations
This tribe is primarily associated with the Muckleshoot Reservation in Washington.

Vital Records

 * Tulalip Agency (M595) births and deaths 1924-1931 FHL Film: 583049 and 1925-1932 FHL Film: 583050

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation Washington, Approved May 13, 1936
 * Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Website
 * Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Wikipedia