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| Total population | |
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| 650 enrolled members[1] | |
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 United States ( Washington) | |
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| English,Nisqually[2] | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion,Indian Shaker Church[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| otherNisqually people |
TheNisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation is afederally recognized tribe ofNisqually people. They are aCoast Salish people ofIndigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Their tribe is located in theState of Washington.
Some of the people of Nisqually descent are enrolled in theConfederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation but neither tribe allows a Nisqually to be enrolled in both tribes at the same time.
TheNisqually Reservation is 1,000 acres (400 ha) large and located inThurston County, Washington, 15 miles (24 km) east ofOlympia.
Thereservation was established by theTreaty of Medicine Creek of 1854. The initial 1,280 acres (520 ha) was enlarged to 4,717 acres (1,909 ha) two years later. The tribal lands were broken into individual allotments on either side of the Nisqually River in 1884.[4]
DuringWorld War I, Pierce County, through the process of condemnation proceedings (eminent domain), took over 3,300 acres (1,300 ha) for theFort Lewis Military Reserve. When the war ended in 1918, the Nisqually people petitioned for their land to be returned to them, but the request was denied by theSecretary of War,Newton Baker.[5] The remaining portion of the reservation not under control of the military is approximately 1,700 acres (690 ha).
In recent decades, the tribe has re-acquired collective ownership of 450 acres (180 ha) of reserve lands as well as additional off-reserve lands, totaling over 1,000 acres (400 ha). The remaining parts of the reservation are include 800 acres (320 ha) of private Indian Allotments (dating to 1884) and 450 acres (180 ha) held by non-Indian owners.[4]
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The Nisqually Indian Tribe is headquartered inOlympia, Washington. It ratified its constitution and bylaws on September 9, 1946. These were amended on October 28, 1994. The tribe is governed by a seven-member, democratically elected General Council. The current tribal administration is as follows:
English is commonly spoken by the tribe. Its traditional language is theNisqually language, which is aSouthern Puget Sound Salish language.[2]
The Nisqually Indian Tribe owns and operatesRed Wind Casino, Blue Camas Buffet, Squalli-Absch Grille, The Medicine Creek Deli, and Pealo's Landing.[7]
In 2017, the tribe began acquiring parcels of vacant land in northern Lacey for a future commercial development. The 260-acre (110 ha) property was transferred to the Nisqually Indian Tribe in 2020 and is planned to be used for a new casino, convention center, and entertainment district named Quiemuth Village.[8][9] The site is north of Interstate 5 and was originally intended for a mixed-use development that only had one completed store: a branch of theCabela's franchise.[9]
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