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Puyallup tribe land before contact with Europeans
The original name of the tribe was spwiya'laphabsh, meaning generous or welcoming. The tribe originally spoke the Puyallup Nisqually tongue of the Salishan family of languages spoken among Northwest Coast original peoples.
The first European settler of the Puyallup region was a Dr. Tolmie, who arrived in the early 1830s. He, an Indian guide, and a number of other natives made their way through the valley in which about 2,000 Puyallup lived. -
Fish Harvest
Treaties signed with native tribes and the federal government in the 1850s entitled the tribes to 50 percent of the total fish harvest.
1950 properly belonged to the Puyallup. President George H.W. Bush signed a bill that settled Puyallup tribal claims. The tribe was compensated in the amount of $77.25 million -
Loss of Land of Medicine Creek
The Puyallup tribe established relations with the U. S. government on December 16, 1854. Under duress, they and other tribes negotiated with Isaac Stevens, the Washington territorial governor and Indian agent. The result was the Treaty of Medicine Creek, by which the tribes ceded most of their territories, but reserved certain lands and rights — including fishing rights. -
1856
The Puyallup reservation was established by the treaty and originally comprised 1,280 acres. On January 20, 1856, the reservation was enlarged to 18,062 acres. The people raised wheat, oats and hay on natural meadows near tidal flats on the reservation. Article 10 of the treaty provided for a physician to address the health needs of the Puyallup tribe. -
Allotments of the Dawes Act 1887
Beginning with the 1877 Dawes Act, a congressional allotment program, the Puyallup reservation was broken up. To encourage farming, Congress authorized the division of reservation land among individual Indians with the exception of a tribal cemetery; much of the land is now in the city of Tacoma. Tacoma's growing population spurred locals to seek removal of restrictions on allotted reservation lands. -
1893
On March 3, 1893, an act provided for the selection of allotment portions that were not required for Indian homes, and part of a tract that wasn't required for school purposes. The selected acreage was put up for sale by public auction. The 1893 statute provided that reservation land not sold would remain in Indian hands and not be sold for 10 years. Following that decade, non-Indians could transact directly with Indians. Half of the reservation was sold during that time. -
1900: Puyallup Reservation land lost to railroad companies
Amendments to the General Allotment Act also made it easier for Indian land to pass into non-Indian hands. For example, in 1902 legislation known as the “Dead Indian Act” was passed that allowed Indian landowners to sell lands they inherited even if they were still in trust. In 1906, the Burke Act was passed, which authorized the secretary of the interior to decide whether an Indian person was “competent” to manage his or her lands. -
Allotment Ends, Challenges Remain
In 1934, the Wheeler-Howard Act (also known as the Indian Reorganization Act) was passed ending the process of allotment on Indian lands in the contiguous United States. and ensuring that all remaining trust allotments would stay in trust indefinitely. It did not, however, prevent land from passing out of trust when it was inherited by a non-Indian heir or when an allotment owner petitioned the secretary to terminate the trust status of the allotment or remove restrictions upon alienation. -
1936
The tribe drafted a constitution that was approved by the secretary of the interior on May 13, 1936. The governing body was dubbed the Puyallup Tribal Council This is a picture of Puyallup tribal Council. members from May 2007 .The Puyallup tribal Council has 7 members&other serve 3year terms. -
Fishing Unlawfully
Bob Satiacum, a proponent of Native American rights — in particular treaty fishing rights — was a well-known Puyallup tribal leader in the 1960s and '70sSatiacum first gained notoriety in 1954, when he was apprehended for fishing unlawfully in the Puyallup River at Tacoma. He believed that he had a right by treaty to fish there. Satiacum was convicted; however, the Washington State Supreme Court overturned his conviction. -
Rights of 1960-1970
The Red Power was a political movement in the 1960's. the native americans were fighting to get back their land. the american indian movement, founded in minneapolis, minnesota, 1968, learned from other activists of the 1960's about the power of media coverage. -
Boldt Decisions
Many years of legal works for both side of the issue in addition to "fish-ins" were staged. Satiacum and his supporters, including Marlon Brando, who lent celebrity status to the issue. Eventually, the historic Boldt Decision of 1974 was handed down. -
Supreme Court
On February 20, 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the land taken by the city of Tacoma from the Puyallup Indians be paid for.this was the largest land claim settlement in Washington State History. -
Puyallup Tribe Membership Information Year 2000
Total population 1,545 100.0%
SEX AND AGE
Male 764 49.4%
Female 781 50.6%
Under 5 years 105 6.8%
5 to 9 years 261 16.9%
10 to 14 years 203 13.1%
15 to 19 years 147 9.5%
20 to 24 years 131 8.5%
25 to 34 years 161 10.4
35 to 44 years 272 17.6%
45 to 54 years 175 11.3 %
55 to 59 years 30 1.9%
60 to 64 years 25 1.6%
65 to 74 years 32 2.1 %
75 to 84 years 3 0.%
85 years and over 0 0.0
Median age (years) 21.6 (X)
18 years and over 876 56.7
General Membership Meeting -
Tribal Memberdhip Growth & Events Of 2010
Represents the Growth of Tribal Membership Compared To Major Events that have taken place in the Puyallup Tribe I Also Received This General Membership Meeting -
Puyallup Tribe Membership info 2015
I Got this information froma phone interview Historic Prevention Department at the Puyallup Tribe. the infromation came a General Membership Meeting'
Its a Enrollment Growth Summary
They Were Thing Tribal increasing a Averaage By 4% 2015 Tribal Membership is 5,200 Members
