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The Puyallup Indian Reservation is the reservation of the Puyallup Tribe, located in parts of Pierce and King counties of Washington state. The reservation, located at 47°14′38″N 122°22′15″W / 47.24389°N 122.37083°W / 47.24389; -122.37083 , is mostly located in Pierce County, although a small part is located in the city ...
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]
A Bureau of Indian Affairs map of Indian reservations ... Puyallup Reservation: ... A state designated American Indian reservation is the land area ...
Lummi Indian Reservation: 6,590 21,000 West of Bellingham, in western Whatcom County: Makah Indian Reservation: 1,356 27,950 On Cape Flattery in Clallam County: Muckleshoot Indian Reservation: 3,300 3,850 Southeast of Auburn in King County: Nisqually Indian Reservation: 588 4,800 Western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County: Nooksack ...
Fife is entirely within the Puyallup Indian Reservation created in 1854, but title is held almost entirely by non-Native Americans. [15] [16] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.964 square miles (15.45 km 2), of which 5.834 square miles (15.11 km 2) is land and 0.130 square miles (0.34 km 2) is water. [2]
In 2015 Amy Eveskcige, who previously worked for Puyallup School District and Tacoma Public Schools, became the superintendent of Chief Leschi. [8] She was the first Puyallup member to be appointed superintendent. [9] In May 2016 the school laid off 50 employees, with 22 of them being certified. The layoffs represented 27% of the employees. [10]
The first known European to explore the Puyallup River valley was William Fraser Tolmie, who in August 1833 made a journey to the Mount Rainier area via the Puyallup and Mowich river valleys. Two Native American guides accompanied Tolmie, Lachalet, a Nisqually Indian, and Nuckalkat, a Puyallup. [14]
The Puyallup Tribe regained properties along the Blair Waterway in Tacoma with the 1990 Land Claims Settlement. Tahoma Global Logistics, a division of the Puyallup Tribal Enterprises, will offer ...