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83 stories matching tribal
- Discord Over Puyallup Tribal Land Sales
Conflicting signatures and disputed authority stir tensions among the Puyallup tribe as federal commissioners push for land sales.
- Puyallup Land Sale Proposal Stirs Tacoma Speculators
As Tacoma developers salivated over tribal lands, a prominent Puyallup leader took his case to Washington D.C. to navigate the complex, often predatory, future of his people's property.
- The Price of a Wife: Marriage Traditions of the Skokomish
A rare 1885 account details the intricate marriage customs, dowries, and inter-tribal alliances of the Pacific Northwest tribes.
- Federal Investigation Exposes Land Grabbing on the Yakima Reservation
A government inquiry uncovers how a syndicate of white men seized control of vast swathes of tribal land, prompting new, restrictive leasing rules.
- The Price of Disposal: Colville Reservation Opens to Homesteading
Federal authorities announce the opening of 350,000 acres of the Colville Reservation to white homesteaders, touting the financial management of tribal wealth.
- Federal Court Rules on Tribal Status for Indigenous Soldiers
A landmark legal decision determines that enlistment in the U.S. Army does not exempt Indigenous men from the jurisdiction of the Indian Bureau.
- Who Owns the Reservation Land?
An elder of the Puyallup tribe speaks on the controversy regarding non-tribal descendants claiming reservation land allotments.
- The Passing of Saluskin, Last Chief of the Yakimas
A legacy of tribal leadership ends in tragedy as the aged chief dies in poverty in Parker Bottom.
- The Murder That Made Washington Decide Who Counted as Tribal
In 1903 the state Supreme Court upheld Tommy Santiago Howard's manslaughter conviction for killing Kate Arquette on the Puyallup Reservation, ruling that because he had no tribal ties, state court—not federal court—had jurisdiction.
- The Puyallup Land Dispute: A Forgotten Fight for City Growth
In 1892, Representative John L. Wilson proposed liquidating the Puyallup Indian Reservation to spur the growth of Tacoma, highlighting the long-standing tension between tribal sovereignty and urban expansion.
- Puyallup Land Sales Spark Tension With Federal Agent
Agent Eells defends his role in the controversial sale of tribal lands, claiming the Puyallup people are being manipulated by real estate speculators.
- Centenarian tribal elder killed by train in Spokane
A historic figure known as 'Indian Tom' is struck by a switch engine at a crossing.
- The Deadly Cost of Tribal Jurisdiction
A reservation sheriff flees his home after killing a man, sparking a tense standoff between rival factions over tribal law and custom.
- The Fugitive 'Dude'
A local Indigenous man is pursued by the sheriff for an alleged land fraud scheme involving Puyallup tribal property.
- Lummi Tribe Asserts Reservation Rights Against Fishermen
Armed tribal members detain eight foreign fishermen in Hales Pass, leaving local authorities powerless to intervene.
- Predatory Lending Against Tribal Land
Legal battle initiates to annul a property deed used as predatory collateral for a small cash loan.
- Tribal Fishing Rights Upheld in Court
Federal officials successfully defend Indian fishing rights in a legal skirmish against the state game warden.
- The Forgotten Spokane Tribal Council of 1887
A federal commission's frustrated attempt to settle tribal land disputes in Spokane Falls leads to a reluctant agreement brokered by a Catholic missionary.
- The U.S. Government Pushes for Tribal Land Relinquishment
Federal legislators secure funding for moving California tribes and pushing the Nez Perce off their reservation in Washington Territory.
- The Contract for Indian Education
Federal authorities push to integrate Indigenous children into public schools to swell local district funds.
- Palouse Chief Challenges Tribal Land Taxation
Chief Wolf travels to Washington D.C. to protest state seizure of his horses over unpaid taxes on disputed land.
- The Skirmish at Chelan River
Two Indigenous farmers and two white squatters face off in a dispute over land rights and cultivation.
- The Struggle for the Puyallup Mission
Puyallup tribal members resist government-imposed church leadership.
- Yakima Agency Indians Protest Government Austerity
Tribal leaders challenge federal budget cuts and the encroachment of non-Indigenous residents on reservation land.
- Federal Troops Ordered to Clear Colville Reservation
Tensions mount on the Colville Indian Reservation as the Secretary of War orders troops to remove settlers trespassing on tribal lands.
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- The Oxford-Educated Mohawk Chief Who Came to Seattle
Dr. Oronhyatekha, supreme ranger of the Foresters and chief counsellor of the Six Nations, tells a Seattle reporter of Queen Anne's buried silver, self-supporting schools, and a people whose ballots, he boasts, cannot be bought.
- The Lesson of the Tribes
A labor editorial invokes the history of Indigenous dispossession to argue that unions must unify or face the same fate as the tribes of North America.
- Broken Promises at the Spokane Council
A failed federal attempt to force Spokane tribal members onto reservations leaves a legacy of distrust and looming conflict.
- The Struggle for Chief Moses' Reservation
A detailed federal report traces the long-standing tensions between settlers and the Columbia Band over land rights in Northeastern Washington.
- The Price of a Homeland: One Cow, One Wagon, One Plough
Chief Moses and his delegation come home through Spokane Falls with the government's terms in hand: surrender the country, remove to the Colville reservation, and be paid out in oxen, harness and farm tools.