Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

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Various spellings: Swinomish, Swinamish

Tribal Headquarters
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 11404 Moorage Way LaConner, WA 98257 Phone: 1.360.466.7200


 * Official Swinomish Tribal web site

Brief Timeline
1827: The tribe began trading at Fort Langley


 * 1855 January 22, at Point Elliott with the Dwamish, Suquamish,Etc.,

1855: The Swinomish Reservation was established

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 Swinomish 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 Swinomish Tribe is available online.

Reservations
Swinomish Reservation

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

 * 1855 January 22, at Point Elliott with the Dwamish, Suquamish,Etc.,

Vital Records

 * Tulalip Agency, M595,

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

Important Websites

 * Official Swinomish Tribal web site
 * Constitution and By-laws of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
 * Swinomish Tribe Wikipedia