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	Skagit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skagit (language) — The language of the Skagit Native Americans.
		Skagit Valley — The valley of the Skagit River.
		Skagit County, Washington — A county in northern Washington State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skagit (115 words)

	Skagit County, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skagit County (pronounced [ˈskædʒɪt]) is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.
		It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe.
		Skagit County was formed out of Whatcom County on November 28, 1883.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skagit_County,_Washington (400 words)

	Skagit: Tribe asks state to impose buffers - Farmers see end of agriculture; tribe says they're overreacting
		The Swinomish Tribe has asked a state board to declare all the streams in Skagit County, WA subject to buffers this fall - a move that would render much of the Skagit River delta area unfarmable, according to local farmers.
		Skagit County officials have until Thursday to explain to the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board why the tribe's proposal is a bad idea.
		The tribe's request would require 50-foot buffers on each side of any so-called Type 4 or Type 5 stream, which are small streams with no fish in them.
	www.citizenreviewonline.org /Sept_2002/skagit_tribe.htm (791 words)

	SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Skagit PUD contracted with an archeologist from Eastern Washington University’s Archeological and Historical Services to monitor excavation for a 2,000-foot section of the water line closest to Skagit County’s Pressentin Park, where stone flake artifacts were found in 1997.
		Skagit PUD, the Upper Skagit Tribe and the USDA reached agreement for the treatment of the artifacts, which were collected and sent to Eastern Washington University.
		The Upper Skagit Tribe seeks to claim the remains because Marblemount was the site of a major Upper Skagit village long before white settlers arrived in the area, said Scott Schuyler, cultural resources director for the tribe.
	www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2005/11/02/news/news02.txt (638 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		The court's conclusions substantially reflect the position of the Tribes and of the United States, which the court found to be "overwhelmingly" supported by the historical evidence of the intent of the signatory parties to the Treaties.
		They contend that the Tribes' "usual and accustomed" fishing grounds for shellfish are not coextensive with the usual and accustomed grounds for the taking of other fish, the boundaries of which were determined in Washington I. They suggest that the Tribes must establish their usual and accus- tomed grounds for each species of fish.
		The Tribes are entitled to harvest shellfish on privately-owned tidelands.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /9th/9635014o.html (13604 words)

	Governors Office of Indian Affairs
		Headmen of the Upper Skagit Tribe were among the signatories to the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855.
		The tribe operates under bylaws and constitution that was adopted on December 4, 1936.
		In January of 1951 the tribe filed a claim for the consideration for the lands ceded to the United States was unconscionably low.
	www.goia.wa.gov /Tribal-Information/Tribes/uperskagit.htm (139 words)

	Washington Courts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pursuant to the Skagit County Code, the same procedures required for the initial grant of a special use permit were required to grant an extension of a permit.
		The tribe requested and received a letter from Skagit County confirming that the special use permit was valid and would expire on June 14, 2002.
		In granting summary judgment to the tribe and the county on the grading permit issue, the trial court found that the grading permit was 'granted in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act and is therefore valid.' CP at 39.
	www.courts.wa.gov /opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.opindisp&docid=740739MAJ (5096 words)

	TriTAC. EPS. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Braiding CCDF, Head Start, and State PreK Funding
		Located in the northwest portion of Washington, the Upper Skagit Reservation is nestled between the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Puget Sound to the west.
		It was then that the Upper Skagit Child Development Center launched its full-day, year-round program to offer services to 20 children in one classroom from early in the morning to late in the afternoon.
		The Tribe decided to integrate all three of the parent councils into one council to share in planning and decision-making for the entire early care and education program.
	www.nccic.org /tribal/effective/upperskagit/braidingccdf.html (779 words)

	Upper Skagit Tribe
		The 84-acre Upper Skagit Reservation lies in the uplands of the Skagit River Valley, east of Sedro-Woolley in Skagit County.
		The Skagit River Valley was home to a number of Native American tribes known as the Coastal Samish, which comprised two linguistic groups: the Straits, including the Clallam, Lummi, Samish and Semiahmoo tribes; and the Lushootseed, including the Skagit, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Swinomish and Upper Skagit.
		In January 1951, the tribe filed a claim with the federal government, stating that the monetary compensation for the lands ceded to the United States was negligently small.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1581.html (1295 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: State of Washington
		The principal rivers of western Washington are the Skagit, Snohomish, Duwamish, Chehalis, and Willapa, which flow to the ocean, and the Cowlitz, a tributary of the Columbia.
		Perkins succeeded in ransoming it." It was the general custom of the northwest tribes to bury their dead, though the funeral pile was also occasionally used.
		Prisoners of war, if not killed at subsequent festivities, were never adopted into a tribe, but performed slave work in the families of those who had fallen in battle.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15560a.htm (3947 words)

	NWIFC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But the Upper Skagit Tribe is working to ensure that flagging goat and elk populations came back strong.
		The tribe received a $19,500 grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to support its wildlife restoration programs in June.
		The wildlife that has populated the Skagit valley for millennia is especially important to the tribe, whose members lived off the natural resources of the area since time immemorial.
	www.nwifc.wa.gov /newsinfo/newsrelease.asp?ID=69 (463 words)

	Swinomish Indian Tribe
		The reservation and community of the Swinomish Indian Tribe is located on a small peninsula of Fidalgo Island in upper Puget Sound, across the Swinomish Channel from the town of La Conner in Skagit County, northwestern Washington.
		The Swinomish were closely related to the Skagit tribe and inhabited the territory at the mouth of the Skagit River, together with the adjacent portion of present-day Whidbey Island.
		In the 19th century, Northwestern tribes were virtually overwhelmed by the growing dominance of land-hungry white settlers and others entering the region.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1577.html (1173 words)

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		That the Tribe has assumed regulatory jurisdiction for all land areas within the exterior boundaries of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, regardless of ownership type, and that the County has assumed partial regulatory jurisdiction for those lands held in fee title lying within the exterior boundaries of the Swinomish Indian Reservation; and 3.
		That it is in the interest of the residents of Skagit County and the Swinomish Indian Reservation, that a coordinated regional planning process be established whereby the Tribe and County cooperate and share resources in the promotion of land use planning within Skagit County, and; 7.
		The Tribe and the County recognize that the independent, third party assistance provided through the Northwest Renewable Resources Center (NRRC) is considered both helpful and necessary for the timely implementation of a joint planning effort, and the governments hereby request the ongoing participation of NRRC to assist in facilitating the joint planning effort.
	www.cwis.org /fwdp/Americas/swinomsh.txt (1002 words)

	SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The county and tribe unveiled a new water-rights accord two weeks ago, but it's toothless without the signatures of the state Department of Ecology and the Skagit Public Utility District.
		When the county unveiled its accord with the Upper Skagit on March 11, Mentor and the commissioners insisted that all the other parties had "left the table" and refused to negotiate.
		At issue is a revision to a 2001 agreement that allocated water out of the Skagit River — some to water providers such as the PUD and Anacortes, some to be kept in the river for fish.
	www.skagitvalleyherald.com /articles/2004/03/24/news/news01.txt (936 words)

	USA v STATE OF WASHINGTON, 9635014 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They contend that the Tribes' "usual and accustomed" fishing grounds for shellfish are not coextensive with the usual and accustomed grounds for the taking of other fish, the boundaries of which were determined in Washington I. They suggest that the Tribes must establish their usual and accustomed grounds for each species of fish.
		In their cross-appeal, the Tribes and the United States contend that, in its implementation decision (Shellfish II), the district court disregarded its own admonition in its first decision that it lacked authority to rewrite or interpret the terms of the treaties to avoid hardship to any party based on its own notions of the equities.
		Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S., 519 n.5 (1986) (Blackmun, J., dissenting) (citing Yankton and acknowledging that equitable considerations might have limited the remedies available had the plaintiff tribe prevailed on its claim to 144,000 acres of land); County of Oneida v.
	www.olympus.net /personal/ptmaccon/pif/issues/court_cases/shellfish_1_9thc.html (13447 words)

	Chief Wawitkin/Wawetkin, Sauk-Suiattle tribe
		The Sauk-Suiattle tribe was best known for its goat clan, which depended on the North Cascades mountain goat for sustenance and its wool for clothing.
		When Wawitkin was a leader, the tribe numbered a few hundred, but by 1920, the numbers had dwindled to just 17.
		There are a number of websites that discuss the present status of the tribe and the goat clan: here", here", here and here.
	www.stumpranchonline.com /skagitjournal/Upriver/Cascades/Sauk/Wawitkin.html (1123 words)

	USA v STATE OF WASHINGTON, 9635014o (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498, 519 n.5 (1986) (Blackmun, J., dissenting) (citing Yankton and acknowledging that equitable considerations might have limited the remedies available had the plaintiff tribe prevailed on its claim to 144,000 acres of land); County of Oneida v.
		Of particular concern to the Tribes is the restriction that allows the Growers to control access to natural clams by choosing not to harvest them in favor of the oysters under which the clams are found.
		The fact that the Tribes are concerned about the Growers' "gaping loophole" to deny them access to naturally occurring shellfish by never allowing their beds to be free of oyster crops evidences the tension between the parties.
	www.olympus.net /personal/ptmaccon/pif/issues/court_cases/shellfish_2_9thc.html (14306 words)

	::: American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection :::
		When treaties were signed in the 1850s between the US government and tribes of the Northwest and Plateau, the right to continue taking salmon was written in.
		Vi Hilbert is an elder of the Upper Skagit tribe.
		Since people now buy gas to run about in motor boats and purchase their nylon fish nets instead of making them from plant fibers, these accounts provide a glimpse of what life was like over a hundred years ago.
	content.lib.washington.edu /aipnw/miller2.html (3970 words)

	HistoryLink Encyclopedia Search Results
		Vi Hilbert, a member of the Upper Skagit tribe, has as her life's work to preserve the Lushootseed (Puget Salish) language and culture.
		Island County, the eighth oldest county in Washington, was created on January 6, 1853, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature from a portion of Thurston County and was named for the myriad of islands in Northwestern Washington.
		It is bounded on the north by Deception Pass, on the south by Puget sound, on the east by Skagit Bay and Saratoga Passage, and on the west by Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
	www.historylink.org /results.cfm?searchfield=sector&keyword=Northwest (2265 words)

	North Cascades National Park: Salmon on the Skagit River Watershed
		The three most important factors that influence stream habitat for salmon are water quality, water quantity, and the physical structure of the stream.
		In April 1991 an agreement was signed which is crucial to the survival of salmon in the Skagit Watershed.
		Salmon are indicators of the health of the Skagit River Watershed, of the Greater North Cascades Ecosystem, and beyond.
	www.nps.gov /noca/salmn2.htm (798 words)

	135F3d618
		The court therefore modified the definition of "cultivated " to encompass the "wide range of techniques used by the Growers to enhance production of shellfish on their property." Id. The court referred to these beds as "de facto artificial beds." Id. at 1462 and n.18.
		[19] Appellants contend that Tribes' allocation of fifty- percent of the shellfish resource exceeded their "fair share." Appellants suggest that the district court should have consid- ered "equitable factors" and that it improperly applied the "moderate living" analysis suggested by the Supreme Court in Fishing Vessel, 443 U.S. at 684-686.
		Taxpayers of Tacoma, 357 U.S. A similar issue arose in Fishing Vessel, 443 U.S. at 692n.32, where the Court concluded that non-party fishermen could be enjoined from actions interfering with the judgment of the district court.
	www.msaj.com /cases/135F3d618.htm (13404 words)

	NWIFC \| Quarterly Newsletter \| Summer 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Upper Skagit Tribe has honored its elders, who continue to play a central role in the community, since before anyone can remember.
		Among those arriving at the Upper Skagit tribal center early to pick up the traditional food was Henry “Smokey” Lyle, at 90, the tribe’s oldest member.
		Because of tribes’ ancient bond with the salmon, fishing as a cultural act remains crucially important.
	www.nwifc.wa.gov /newsinfo/newsletter/29_2/7.asp (581 words)

	U.S. Senator Patty Murray - Senator Murray Announces Funding to Help Washington Tribes Address Environmental Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Spokane Tribe, Colville Confederated Tribes, Upper Skagit Tribe, Swinomish Tribe, and Yakama Nation awarded $454,477 in EPA Grants
		UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE $90,000 This grant increases funding for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe EPA General Assistance Program, which is used to come into compliance with state, federal and tribal environmental laws.
		SWINOMISH TRIBE $35,000 The grant will fund the Swinomish Blood Lead Screening Program, which collects and analyzes children's blood samples to test for the presence of lead.
	www.senate.gov /member/wa/murray/general/news.cfm?id=189518 (271 words)

	901F2d772
		that it is the successor to the former Duwamish Tribe and entitled to exercise
		Tribes join in opposing the contentions of the Suquamish.
		for a tribe to obtain treaty tribe status.
	www.msaj.com /cases/901F2d772.htm (2360 words)

	Tulalip Tribes :: Home
		Events are only posted for Departments of The Tulalip Tribes.
		The Tulalip Reservation was reserved for the use and benefit of Indian tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott of January 22, 1855.
		It was established to provide a permanent home for the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish and Stillaguamish Tribes and allied bands living in the region.
	www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov (122 words)

	FDI - Skagit
		The Skagit were sedentary coastal hunter/gatherers and relied heavily on fishing.
		The tribe lived along the Skagit and Stillaguamish Rivers.
		They are closely related to the Swinomish, whit whom they are often combined.
	www.fourdir.com /skagit.htm (69 words)

	Resource site for everything to do with San Juan Islands Interior Designers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants.
		Biography, focusing on the author's lack of recognition in his lifetime.
		Indexed and reviewed links broken down by tribe, culture area, and state or province.
	interiordesigner.resourceaid.com /sanjuanislandsinteriordesigners (778 words)

	Skagit County
		Established in 1883, Skagit county takes its name from a native American tribe.
		This information was gathered from a variety of sources, including the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program and the Puget Sound Action Team.
		Public Involvement and Education Projects in Skagit County:
	www.psat.wa.gov /About_Sound/skagitgen.htm (158 words)

	Online Native American Indian Genealogy Records & Databases
		Index to the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory (Dawes)
		The Five Civilized Tribes included in these records are: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek & Seminole; Delaware Indians who were adopted by the Cherokee are also included
		Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes by Rachal Mills Lennon
	www.genealogybranches.com /nativeamericans.html (594 words)

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