Nisqually Indian Tribe

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Various Spellings: Nisqualli, Nisqually

Tribal Headquarters
Nisqually Indian Tribe 4820 She-Nah-Num Dr. Olympia, WA 98513 Ph. 1-360-456-5221.


 * Official Nisqually Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1854: Treaty - Medicine Creek



1856:

1857: Reservation established

1918: All reservation land east of the Nisqually River were made part of Fort Lewis

1983 &amp; 1985: The Pacific Salmon Treaty Acts; clarify tribal fishing rights regarding salmon runs

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 Nisqualli 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.

Agency
Puyallup Agency

Taholah Agency

Reservations
Puyallup Reservation

Squaxin Island Reservation

This tribe is primarily associated with the Nisqually Reservation in Washington.

Superintendencies
The Nisqualli Tribe was under the jurisdiction of:

Washington Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Treaty

 * 1854 December 26, with the Nisqualli and Puyallup, annuities, removal, and reservation

Important Web Sites

 * Official Nisqually Tribal web site
 * Constitution and Bylaws of the Nisqually Tribe of the Nisqually Indian Reservation, Amended: October 28, 1994
 * Nisqually Tribe Wikipedia