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 Nisqually (tribe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nisqually is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States.
The Nisqually Tribe is the prime steward of the Nisqually River fisheries resources, and operate two fish hatcheries: one on Clear Creek and one on Kalama Creek.
The Nisqually Tribe is located on the Nisqually River in rural Thurston County, 15 miles east of Olympia, Washington.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nisqually_(tribe)   (670 words)

  
 Nisqually Tribal Code, Title 47 - Tribal Membership
An Ordinance to provide for the adoption of members when the resources of the Community make such adoptions feasible, for the abandonment of membership and for the maintenance of a current membership roll of the Nisqually Indian Community.
BE IT ENACTED BY the Community Council of the Nisqually Indian Community that the following regulations shall govern the adoption of members, abandonment of membership and the maintenance of a current membership roll of the Nisqually Indian Community.
(a) A person of Indian blood may be adopted as a member of the Nisqually Indian Community by a majority vote of the Nisqually Community Council at such time as the Community Council determines that the resources of the community make such an adoption feasible.
www.narf.org /nill/Codes/nisqcode/nisqcode47.htm   (723 words)

  
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The preparation of a Nisqually River Management Plan by the Department of Ecology was mandated by the 1985 state legislature by SHB 323.
The plan is based on the work of the Nisqually River Task Force which was composed of representatives of the timber, agriculture, and hydropower industries, conservationist and environmentalist organizations, Nisqually River valley landowners, resource management agencies, and the Nisqually Indian Tribe.
Nisqually River Task Force In response to legislative direction to "establish advisory committees to provide technical assistance and policy guidance" in the preparation of an "overall management plan" for the Nisqually River, the Department of Ecology formed the Nisqually River Task Force (NRTF) in August 1985.
www.co.pierce.wa.us /xml/services/home/environ/planning/Nisplan.txt   (6972 words)

  
 Nisqually Tribal Code - Title 50 - Youth Code
The Indian Child Welfare Department is neither responsible for the child's financial support nor is it liable for the criminal and civil acts of the child.
The Indian Child Welfare Committee shall be appointed by the Tribal Council and shall consist of a Chairperson, a Secretary, and Members-At-Large.
If the Indian Child Welfare Department fails to act or achieve a resolution regarding a report of a child in need of care within a reasonable amount of time in light of the child's circumstances, a person with an interest in the child may request a Preliminary Hearing on his or her own initiative.
www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/nisqcode50.htm   (18278 words)

  
 Stories: Nisqually River Council
Nevertheless, though it was once filled to the brim with salmon and trout, the Nisqually has seen its fisheries decline, its forests trimmed, its banks populated by cows, and its riparian areas sunk with concrete for new homes.
Community members knew it was imperative to protect it and had tried repeatedly to do so.
Led largely by Nisqually Tribal Elder Billy Frank Jr., who also chairs the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, several community leaders lobbied the legislature to establish the task force with the goal of developing a river management plan that represented all of the basin's interests.
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org /stories/nisquallyriver.html   (1595 words)

  
 BUILDING BRIDGES FOR
The state and tribes acknowledge that while successful intergovernmental communication and cooperation is not a guarantee of agreement on every issue, it will ensure a durable, effective working relationship to the benefit of all of the citizens of Washington State.
The GOIA operates as the liaison for the Governor to the Tribes, non-recognized tribes, urban Indian populations and Indian organizations and advises the Governor on policy and legislation.
Absent express written consent by member tribes, communications by a tribal, state or federal government or entity with the WIGA shall not be deemed to be communications on a government-to-government basis.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~zaferan/475-Gov-to-Gov.htm   (4691 words)

  
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When Washington Territory was formed in 1853, Olympia was named as the provisional territorial capital by Isaac Stevens, Washington's first territorial governor.  In 1855, the designation was confirmed by the territorial legislature.
Washington was given statehood designation on November 11, 1889, as the forty-second (42nd) state to enter the Union.
The 1950's ushered in construction of a new freeway through Olympia and her neighboring communities of Tumwater and Lacey.  Interstate 5, which runs from the southern tip of California to the Washington State/Canadian border, is a vital transportation link for Olympia and the Puget Sound region.
www.ci.olympia.wa.us /community/about/history   (2269 words)

  
 Thurston County, Washington: Partnership between Tribes and an MPO - Tribal Transportation - FHWA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In Washington State, the coordination between the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC), the Nisqually Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation provides an example of strong partnership and collaboration between tribes and a metropolitan planning organization (MPO).
TRPC assisted the Nisqually Tribe with the examination of their nonmotorized transportation needs and helped to ensure previously allocated grant funding was not rescinded by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Subsequently, in 2005, the Nisqually Pathway was dedicated as part of the trails system, and the Nisqually elders honored WSDOT employees for their cooperative and consistent work with the Tribe.
www.fhwa.dot.gov /hep/tribaltrans/ttpcs/washington.htm   (2375 words)

  
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The jurisdiction of the Nisqually Indian Community shall extend to the territory within the confines of the Nisqually Reservation as established by the Treaty of Medicine Creek, December 26,1854 (10 Stat.
The governing body of the Nisqually Indian Community shall be the Community Council, which shall be composed of all qualified voters of the Nisqually Indians.
The Community Council may by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of its members expel any officer for neglect of duty or gross misconduct provided that the accused officer shall be given full and fair opportunity to reply to any and all charges at a designated Council meeting.
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/nisqcons.html   (1660 words)

  
 Nisqually Tribal Code, Title 29 - Liquor
All prior ordinances and resolutions of the Nisqually Indian Tribe regulating, authorizing, prohibiting or in any way dealing with the sale of liquor are hereby repealed and are of no further force and effect.
The federal Indian liquor laws are intended to remain applicable to any act or transaction which is not authorized by this Title and violations of this Title shall be subject to federal prosecution as well as to legal action in the court as with [sic] under tribal law.
Licenses shall be issued only to an enrolled member of the Nisqually Indian Tribe or to a Nisqually Tribal Enterprise and each outlet shall be located on Indian trust or restricted or tribally owned land within the exterior boundaries of the Nisqually Indian Reservation.
www.narf.org /nill/Codes/nisqcode/nisqcode29.htm   (3502 words)

  
 Nisqually Glacier to Sound Conservation Corridor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Nisqually River Council, the Nisqually River Basin Land Trust, the Nisqually River Interpretive Center Foundation, the Nisqually Indian Tribe, the National Park Service's Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program and Stewardship Partners have joined forces to develop a conservation corridor that links Mount Rainier National Park to the Nisqually River Wildlife Refuge.
To be successful, this corridor plan must be community based and voluntarily implemented.
The first phase of this project was made possible through the generous support of the Apex Foundation, the Russell Family Foundation, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Park Service's Rivers and Trails Program.
www.nisquallyriver.org /corridor.html   (289 words)

  
 Stewardship Partners
The plan is a culmination of Stewardship Partners' work over the past three years to support the collaborative efforts of Nisqually stakeholders in establishing a suite of community-based conservation programs that preserve the ecological integrity of the watershed while promoting environmental and economic sustainability in agriculture, forestry, development, and tourism.
Secretary of the Interior, Gale Norton visited the Nisqually Watershed to recognize the accomplishments of the Nisqually River Council and its partners over the last 20 years as a preview to the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation in St. Louis (August 29 - 31, 2005).
In St. Louis, Stewardship Partners was featured as the main partner for the Nisqually Project; one of 30 case studies from around the country.
www.stewardshippartners.org /news.html   (569 words)

  
 Hank Adams: American Indian Visionary 2006 : ICT [2006/01/06]
He is best known in the history books for his negotiations with the White House to resolve the takeover of the BIA building in Washington in 1972 during the Trail of Broken Treaties protest and to wind down the 10-week siege of Wounded Knee in 1973.
Long before the American Indian Movement burst on the scene, Adams had been arrested many times in tribal fishing protests in the Pacific Northwest and even taken a bullet in an assassination attempt.
When the caravan reached Washington in November and a series of blunders led to the forcible occupation by the protesters of the BIA building, he did his best to salvage the original purpose of the caravan.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096412231   (1082 words)

  
 News & Events - Washington Indian Gaming Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Tacoma -- Washington’s 29 tribal governments are creating economic opportunities for their own people and for other Washingtonians at an unprecedented rate, and boosting local and state tax revenues as a result, according a leading national economist who has just completed a major two-year long profile of the state’s tribal economy.
“Washington’s tribes have come a long way, and we are proud of the progress that has been made and of the contribution we make to Washington’s economy, but we still have a long way to go,” said W. Ron Allen, chair of the Jamestown S’Klallam.
Statewide, Indian income remains less than 60% of the all-races average in Washington and on reservations it was less than half, according to Taylor.
www.washingtonindiangaming.org /news.html   (3651 words)

  
 Nisqually Land Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Nisqually Land Trust is in a position to take an active role in this effort and play a major part in salmon recovery in the Nisqually River.
The Nisqually Indian Tribe is taking the lead in developing recovery plans for the chinook, working with the members of the Nisqually River Council and others to develop a basin-specific approach that addresses issues in the Nisqually River and proposes solutions to restore and recover the natural population.
If salmon are to be restored to levels that support the fishermen and communities that depend so heavily on them, it must be done with the participation of the watershed residents.
www.nisquallylandtrust.org /learnaboutnisqually.html   (888 words)

  
 Grantees - Washington (TYP)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Noosack Indian Tribe's program goal is to develop a strong cultural identity and respect for mind, body, and Spirit, as a preventative approach to juvenile delinquency and substance abuse.
The Nisqually Tribe's At-Risk Native Youth Intervention project targets services for 225 children and youth ages 8 to 19 who are at risk for academic failure and/or involved in the tribal juvenile justice system.
The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe is proposing a 3-Year Youth At-Risk Delinquency Prevention/ Mentoring/Intervention project to improve self-esteem, educational performance, and decisionmaking skills for Indian youth ages 8 to 18 at risk for educational failure and social/personal problems with local schools.
ojjdp.ncjrs.org /typ/states/wa.html   (2983 words)

  
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The Washington Department of Transportation (2001) Report of the Structural Sufficiency Committee recommends replacing the viaduct, because retrofitting it would cost about as much as replacement, and the resulting retrofitted structure would not last as long as a replacement.  Currently there are several options for replacement.  WSDOT
The pipeline intersects a road at this point.  It is possible that this slide was not triggered by the earthquake; however, the presence of newly fallen trees near the slide scarp may indicate that it was probably seismically induced (Bray and others, 2001) (Figure 26).
The Salmon Beach Community boardwalk was destroyed by the landslide and needed replacement – 30 m of boardwalk was damaged.  Replacement cost is $40-$60 per meter, which totals $72,000.
pubs.usgs.gov /of/2003/ofr-03-211/NisquallyFinal.html   (3422 words)

  
 Ten Years of Government under I.R.A. by Theodore H. Haas
Indian Tribes, Bands and Communities Under Constitutions and Charters as Approved by the Secretary of the Interior in Accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act, Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act, Alaska Reorganization Act
The following list shows Indian tribes grouped by agencies which are under Constitutions and Charters as approved by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act,
The Me-wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria, California
thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/IRAbook/tblB2.htm   (483 words)

  
 Research Indians pg5
The men of the Hudson’s Bay Company built Fort Nisqually on the lands traditionally occupied by the Nisqually Indians.
Fort Nisqually was not an army fort, but a trading post.
This meant that the Indians living there were now under the control of the United States, without their consent.
www.ci.tumwater.wa.us /researchindianspg5.htm   (279 words)

  
 Indian Circle Web Ring - American Indian Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Indian Circle includes this network of American Indian sites as a public service.
After court challenges by the State of Florida and later in California the path was cleared for gaming on Indian reservations.
As we enter into the twenty first century, the Indigenous people of this hemisphere find them selves still facing the same situations that their grand parents faced just 100 years ago.
www.indiancircle.com /other.shtml   (1454 words)

  
 By Subject - Washington State Maps - Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This is a directory of 2880532 of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country and linked to a map for each town.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources has, through grant funding from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) following the Nisqually earthquake of February 2001 (FEMA-1361-DR-WA), developed statewide liquefaction susceptibility and NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) site class maps.
In addition to U.S., state, and county maps, there are images of all sixty-seven maps from the 1899 paper, Indian Land Cessions in the United States, which was complied by Charles C. Royce.
www.lib.washington.edu /subject/WaStateMaps/dr/elmap.html   (935 words)

  
 Washington Cities by Percentage of Population Female
Washington Cities by Percentage of Population that is Female
The information on these pages will be useful to people researching for travel, moving home, study projects and interested in their home town.
From this page you can access the places in Washington where men outnumber women and view charts and graphs and demographic statistics.
www.maps-n-stats.com /us_wa_most_women.html   (230 words)

  
 Travel Washington State. Cabins, lodging, vacation rentals in Eatonville Washington.
Eatonville, 1.5 hours south of Seattle, is a friendly community that serves as the gateway to Mount Rainier National Park, 25 miles East.
Nisqually-Mashel State Park is part of the Washington State Parks system which includes more than 100 developed parks and covers over a quarter million acres.
Tucked between the Nisqually River and its tributary the Little Mashel, the Pack Experimental Forest is a great winter hiking destination, with trails along wetlands, through old-growth forest and into a deep gorge with a series of pretty waterfalls.
www.eatonville.com /travel.html   (1032 words)

  
 John McCoy
I have enjoyed serving you for the past two terms, and with your support look forward to continue building a stronger community together.
Through my experience as a State Representative, 20 years in the United States Air Force, business leader, community activist, father and grandfather; I’ve learned how to lead effectively.
Now, more than ever, we need strong leadership for our communities to thrive.
www.johnmccoy.org   (137 words)

  
 WASHINGTON Indian tribes: BIA contact info, web links
Nisqually history (in the river valley), text unsigned, seems to have been prepared for Pierce Co. Environmental Education but is not linked to any menus.
Continues uncredited Nisqually tribe history -- whites arrive in the area, treaty is made, Indian wars of the 19th century
Indian governments and Washington State focus on Quinault defining powers and boundaries with litigations
www.kstrom.net /isk/maps/wa/wamap.html   (388 words)

  
 A Community Guide to Nature Tourism - Washington State Tribes
This collection of web links is based upon those provided by the Access Washington web site, and the web site for the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, and only includes those tribes and nations that have their web sites listed with the states.
For special concerns of developing tribal lands visit the WDOT Community Partnership Development Resource Center sit.
You can also view a map of Washington State's Native American Tribes, or see the report by the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs' report on Tribal Tourism in Washington State.
wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/tourism/tribes.htm   (137 words)

  
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