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The name "Puyallup" is an anglicization of the Lushootseed word spuyaləpabš.The name means "people of the bend (at the bottom of the river)," [2] literally s√puy=áləp=abš, from the root √puy̓, 'curve'; the suffix =alap, 'leg or hip'; and the suffix =abš, 'people', [1] and refers to the way that the Puyallup people live on the winding river. [3]
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (/ p j uː ˈ æ l ə p / pew-AL-əp; Twulshootseed: spuyaləpabš, lit. 'people of the bend'; [1] [note 1] commonly known as the Puyallup Tribe) [2] is a federally-recognized tribe of Puyallup people from western Washington state, United States. The tribe is primarily located on the Puyallup Indian Reservation ...
Traditional Native American clothing is the apparel worn by the indigenous peoples of the region that became the United States before the coming of Europeans. Because the terrain, climate and materials available varied widely across the vast region, there was no one style of clothing throughout, [1] but individual ethnic groups or tribes often had distinctive clothing that can be identified ...
Puyallup, Washington. The town in western Washington state shares the name of the Puyallup Tribe who lived in the area. The name in the Lushootseed language translates to “people from the bend ...
Keating serves as a tribal land use manager and is the assistant Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Puyallup Tribe, identifying sacred sites and preserving them around Puget Sound.
Shelly Schlumpf, president of the Puyallup Historical Society, said they are working with the tribe on the possibility of having tribal art installations at the heritage center, among other things.
The Muckleshoot Tribe holds Skopabsh Days each August, which is a three-day festival that features traditional arts, crafts, cooking, and clothing. Additionally, each July, the Muckleshoot Tribe hosts the Muckleshoot Sobriety Powwow. [14] In the First Salmon Ceremony, the entire community shares the flesh of a Spring Chinook.
All historically-attested extended village groups or bands are listed, grouped by modern-day tribal units, sub-units, and further sub-units: ... Upper Puyallup;