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The reservation is at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast. La Push, Washington is the reservation's main population center. The 2000 census reported an official resident population of 371 people on the reservation, which has a land area of 4.061 km 2 (1.5678 sq mi, or 1,003.4 acres).
In 1889, after years of this not being enforced, President Cleveland gave the Quileute tribe the La Push reservation. 252 residents moved there and in 1894, 71 people from the Hoh River got their own reservation. In 1889, a non-native individual who wanted the land at La Push started a fire that burned down all the houses on the reservation ...
La Push is a small unincorporated community situated at the mouth of the Quillayute River in Clallam County, Washington, United States, in the Western Olympic Peninsula.La Push is the main population center within the Quileute Indian Reservation, which is home to the federally recognized Quileute tribe.
The Quileute Reservation is home to the Quileute Tribe. Stay in a beautiful oceanside resort in La Push, WA, home to the Quileute Reservation.
The Quileute tribe has lived on the same land since time immemorial, but now it’s being forced to move as the Pacific Ocean floods its village. Ben Tracy recently visited the area and learned ...
James Island (Quileute: A-ka-lat - "Top of the Rock") is at the mouth of the Quillayute River near La Push, Washington. Local historians say it is named for Francis Wilcox James, a lighthouse keeper and friend of the Quileute Indians there, [1] though the Origin of Washington Geographic Names attributes the name to Jimmie Howeshatta, a Quileute ...
The Quileute Tribe in western Washington has lost land before. This time, it's because of climate change. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
It is the only beach of La Push that can be accessed with a vehicle. The crescent shape beach brings in driftwood that slows down the waves and makes it dangerous to stand in the water. Within walking distance are a few homes of members of the Quileute Indian Tribe which is where the beach is located, the Quileute Indian Reservation.