Duwamish Tribe

This article is about about the unrecognized tribe in Seattle. For the ethnic group, see Duwamish people.
Duwamish Tribe
Duwamish Tribal Services
Named afterDuwamish people
PredecessorDuwamish Indian Tribe[1]
Formation1925,[2] nonprofit: 1979[3]
Founded atSeattle, Washington[3]
TypeNonprofit organization[3]
EIN 91-1122115[3][4]
Legal statusactive
PurposeP84: Ethnic, Immigrant Centers and Services[3]
Location
Official language
English
Chairwoman
Cecil Hansen[4]
Revenue (2022[3])
$4,785,159
Expenses (2022[3])$1,758,046
Staff (2 022[3])
12
Websiteduwamishtribe.org

The Duwamish Tribe, officially known as the Duwamish Tribal Organization,[1][5] is an unrecognized tribe of Duwamish people (Lushootseed: dxʷdəwʔabš),[6] and those who identify as their descendants, based in Seattle, Washington.[3]

The Duwamish Tribe is an unrecognized tribe. They are neither a federally recognized tribe[7] nor a state-recognized tribe.[8] They have petitioned for federal recognition as the Duwamish Indian Tribe several times, most recently in 2019, but were denied.[1] In 2022, the Duwamish Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs as part of their effort to gain federal recognition.

The Duwamish Tribe has operated the Duwamish Tribal Services since 1979, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the needs of their members.

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Duwamish Tribal Services". Cause IQ. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
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  5. ^ "Duwamish Tribal Organization (Washington)". National Indian Law Library. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.
  7. ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. Federal Register. January 12, 2023. pp. 2112–16. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2017.