Puyallup Tribe of Indians

This article is about the federally-recognized tribe. For the ethnic group, see Puyallup people. For other uses, see Puyallup.

Puyallup Tribe of Indians
spuyaləpabš
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe
The flag of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, a white banner with a gold seal, with "Puyallup Tribe of Indians" written around it. Inside the seal is a depiction of a white eagle with wings spread on a branch, with a mountain in the background
Flag
A map of historic Puyallup territory with modern reservation overlaid
Historic Puyallup territory and modern reservation
Coordinates: 47°14′38″N 122°22′15″W / 47.24389°N 122.37083°W / 47.24389; -122.37083
Reservation created1854
Reservation expanded1856
Established1936
Government
 • TypeFederally-recognized Indian Tribe
 • BodyTribal council (sk̓ʷapad ʔə tiiɫ siʔiʔab)
 • ChairmanBill Sterud
 • Vice ChairwomanSylvia Miller
Area
 • Total
73,935 km2 (28,546 sq mi)
Population
 • Enrolled members:
4,000
 • On-reservation
2,500
DemonymPuyallup

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (/pjuːˈæləp/ pew-AL-əp; Twulshootseed: spuyaləpabš, lit. 'people of the bend';[1][note 1] commonly known as the Puyallup Tribe)[2] is a federally-recognized tribe of Puyallup people from western Washington state, United States. The tribe is primarily located on the Puyallup Indian Reservation, although they also control off-reservation trust lands.

The Puyallup Tribe was established in 1936 after the Indian Reorganization Act, although the reservation was established in 1854 in the Treaty of Medicine Creek. Currently, the tribe has approximately 4,000 citizens.[3] Its membership is descended from the aboriginal Puyallup peoples, as well as other non-Puyallup peoples who were moved to the reservation. Other Puyallup citizens are descendants of other tribes. The population of Puyallup citizens who reside on the reservation is 2,500, which is 3.2% of the reservation's 41,000 total population.

The tribe's government is enshrined in its constitution, and is composed of an elected government, the Puyallup Tribal Council, and the three tribal courts: the Puyallup Tribal Court, the Puyallup Tribal Court of Appeals, and the Puyallup Tribal Children's Court. The laws of the Puyallup Tribe defined the authority of the courts as separate and equal to the Tribal Council.

  1. ^ Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom; Hilbert, Vi (1994). Lushootseed Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-295-97323-4. OCLC 29877333.
  2. ^ "Puyallup Tribe: The Story of Our People - puyaləpabš: syəcəb ʔə tiił ʔiišədčəł". Puyallup Tribe of Indians. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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