Since I have been on a roll tonight in regard to learning
about the different groups of Native peoples I felt I would continue down that
path for my blog post! For this blog post I decided to refer to a web source
under the section entitled Culture Based Online Resources. The source picked
was entitled the “Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve”, this
source discusses the Tulalip Tribes. The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural
History Preserve has a mission to collect, revive, restore, protect, interpret,
and enhance history, traditional values and beliefs of the Tulalip Tribes.
When I was looking through the website I was able to open up
a brochure that gave me the general details of the Tulalip tribe. The Tulalip
were successors to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied
tribes and bands signatory to the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. As of today the
tribe’s population is about 4,000, and 2,500 members leave on the Tulalip
Indian Reservation. The Tulalip reservation is 22, 000 acres, and located north
of Everett and the Snohomish River and west of Marysville, Washington.
The tribe organized in 1934 under the Indian Reorganization
Act, and adapted the name Tulalip Tribes. The Federal Government recognizes the
tribe as a sovereign Indian Tribe operating under a Tribal Constitution. The tribes status as a sovereign entity
entitles them to the right of self-governing as a “nation within a nation”. It
also allows the government to raise revenue for the community. The U.S. Government did provide per treaty
funding for education and social services.
The reservation is governed by seven directors, who serve
three year terms and are chosen by tribal members. This is a modern version of
governing the tribe like they had done for many years in the past.
The rest of the brochure discusses current events and news
about the Tulalip tribe.
When we go back to the main link for the Culture Center it
has various tabs that you can access. These tabs can be accessed to gain
additional information about the Tulalip.
It discusses exhibits in the museum, legends etc. The site also has
different videos available, and pictures under the gallery.
I wonder how the chose their name? Was this their self-identified tribal name or sub-tribal name? Hmmmm
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