THIS TRIBE LIVES IN THE NORTHERN OLYMPIC PENNINSULA OF WASHINGTON STATE. IT WAS FORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE S'KALLAM PEOPLE IN 1874 WHEN FORCED BY RELOCATION BY WHITE SETTLERS. THEY PURCHASED 210 ACRES AND ESTABLISHED A VILLAGE NEAR DUNGENESS. THIS WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE AT THE TIME NATIVES COULD NOT BY LAND. THE JAMESTOWN COMMITTEE DEVELOPED AN ECONOMIC BASE .
A CENTURY LATTER IT TOOK6 YEARS TO GAIN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION AS A TRIBE IN 1981. THE RESERVATION WAS ON 35 ACRES NEAR SEQUIM BAY MOST MEMBERS DID NOT WANT TO RELOCATE THERE. THEY HAD ONLY 16 PEOPLE RELOCATE. THEY BUILT A CASINO AND PLANNED OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. IN 2006 THEY HAD 525 MEMBERS ON 25 ACRES. THE TRIBAL CENTER IS THE TOWN SQUARE FOR THE CITY OF BLYN. THE S'KALLAM LANGUAGE BELONGS TO THE SALISHAN FAMILY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE. THEIR NAME MEANS STRONG PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE A FIVE MEMBER TRIBAL COUNCIL WHOSE MISSION IS TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT QUALITY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF THE TRIBE. THEY HAVE BUILT A CASINO AND TRIBAL CENTER.
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