Puyallup Tribe

Brief Timeline
1854: Treaty of Medicine Creek - established the Puyallup Reservation

1887: Lands were allotted

1934: Tribe reorganized with a constitution

Reservations
Puyallup Reservation

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.

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. (253) 573-7800

Records
Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

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 and  births and deaths 1932-1933, FHL Film: 583050

Important Web Sites

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