Inside the Tulalip Indian School
A rare 1883 report on the daily operations, hardships, and boarding school labor practices at the Tulalip reservation.
“At the time of visitation 400 salmon were being cleaned and salted by the schoolboys.”
Stories from Tulalip
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A Doctor’s Grim Report from Tulalip
Dr. E. Buchanan describes the health crisis and poor living conditions facing the Tulalip Indian community in 1893.
“They live in huts where they expectorate on the ground and on the floors, and by the evaporation the bacteria float in the air and are inhaled by those who may not yet have been infected.”
The Mysterious Death of Peter Stanup
Speculation and suspicion swirl in Tulalip after the discovery of a body with a fractured neck.
“An anonymous note, stating that her husband was killed by 'two strong men' and then placed into the water, has been received by her.”
The Tulalip Residents' Stand
A group of residents of the Tulalip Reservation sign a collective protest against an Indian Agent's interference in their logging operations and relationship with their white neighbors.
“We wish to state to our white friends that we signed no such document. If our names are on it for friendship, they are placed there by fraud.”
The Spectacle of the Potlatch
An observer documents the elaborate cultural traditions of an Indigenous gathering in the Washington Territory.
“The elderly man receives his money or blanket with a look which says, 'I’ll take them to accommodate you,' and starts off to his seat.”
A 'Model School' at Tulalip—and the Assimilation It Celebrated
A visiting booster praised the Sisters of Providence for teaching Native children manners, work and obedience—a revealing snapshot of assimilation policy in Washington Territory.
“Cleanliness, industry and decency are visible in every corner of the institution, and these are excellent ornaments for a place in which the true spirit of Christianity finds a home.”
The Launch of the Messenger
A new steamer designed for Puget Sound makes a graceful debut on the water.
“She slid down the ways, gaining velocity as she went, and striking the water level she dashed it from her with a graceful surge.”
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