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	Skokomish (tribe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Skokomish is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States.
		The Skokomish or Twana language belongs to the Salishan family of Native American languages.
		The tribe moved onto their reservation in modern-day Mason County, Washington near the Skokomish River around 1855.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skokomish_(tribe) (344 words)

	Governors Office of Indian Affairs
		The Skokomish Indian Reservation, encompassing a total of almost 5,000 acres, is located on the delta of the Skokomish River where it empties into what is called the Great Bend of the Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.
		Located in a rural area of northern Mason County on the Olympic Peninsula, the Skokomish Indian Reservation is surrounded on the south by the Skokomish River and on the east by the Hood Canal.
		The Skokomish Indian Reservation, due to its location and geological features in primarily a rural area of the Olympic Peninsula, is significantly vulnerable and has been drastically impacted by the damaging effects of major natural and man-made hazards.
	www.goia.wa.gov /Tribal-Information/Tribes/skokomish.htm (1015 words)

	NWIFC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SKOKOMISH (January 6, 2004) — Property along the Skokomish River that is susceptible to flooding and unsuitable for development might not seem all that valuable, but for salmon it’s prized.
		The tribe is putting together a long-range stewardship plan for the property, aimed at helping struggling salmon stocks rebound and become sustainable runs.
		The Skokomish Tribe is still in the market for land along the Skokomish River and throughout the watershed.
	www.nwifc.wa.gov /newsinfo/newsrelease.asp?ID=198 (588 words)

	EPA Brownfields Grants, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Skokomish Reservation, WA
		Skokomish Indian Tribe, Skokomish Reservation, WA EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
		The tribe intends to use grant funds to assess the extent of contamination at the abandoned state transportation maintenance yard located on the Skokomish Reservation.
		The Skokomish Indian Reservation is located on the delta of the Skokomish River where it empties into the Great Bend of the Hood Canal on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
	www.epa.gov /swerosps/bf/03grants/skokomish.htm (443 words)

	Constitution of the Skokomish Indian Tribe [and Related Documents]
		All members of the Skokomish Tribe who physically reside in Mason County, Washington and who are eighteen (18) years old or older shall be eligible to become candidates for and serve on the Tribal Council.
		The termination shall be effective upon ratification by a majority vote of the adult members of the Tribe residing on the reservation, at an election in which at least 30 percent of the eligible voters vote.
		The said tribes and bands acknowledge their dependence on the Government of the United States, and promise to he friendly with all citizens thereof; and they pledge themselves to commit no depredations on the property of such citizens.
	www.narf.org /nill/Constitutions/skoconst/skokomishconst.htm (8366 words)

	CWIS - The Fourth World Journal - Reinterpreting Europe through the Eyes of Catalunya - A Review by Rudolph C. Rÿser
		In 1974 the Nisqually Tribe went to federal district court to ask for sufficient water to be maintained in the River for salmon habitat (instream flows).
		Therefore the Skokomish Tribe maintains that the dams inundated fish habitat, blocked migratory fish from headwaters, and dewatered the North Fork of the River.
		The Skokomish Tribe, on the other hand, has not been able to work with Tacoma because putting water back into the stream means the loss of generating capacity for the utility.
	www.cwis.org /fwj/41/jbsalmo.html (7257 words)

	Skokomish Tribal Nation: Culture and History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		What is now known as the Skokomish Tribe actually was primarily composed of Twana Indians, a Salishan people whose aboriginal territory encompassed the Hood Canal drainage basin in western Washington State.
		The tribe's first recorded direct contact with European culture came in 1792 and resulted in a devastating smallpox epidemic that took the lives of many.
		There were nine Twana communities, the largest being known as the Skokomish, or "big river people." The Twana subsisted on hunting, fishing and gathering activities, practicing a nomadic life-style during warmer weather and resettling at permanent sites during the winter.
	hood.hctc.com /~skok1/historyculture.htm (394 words)

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		All tribal members eighteen (18) years old or older shall be members of the General Council of the Skokomish Tribe and shall be eligible to vote in all tribal elections, referenda, and meetings of the General Council.
		The duly enacted laws of the Skokomish Tribe shall be applied in the execution of this Compact and the powers and decisions of the Tribe’s Court shall be respected, to the extent that federal law, construed in accordance with the applicable canons of construction and Title II of Pub.L. 103-413, is not inconsistent.
		The said tribes and bands finally agree not to trade at Vancouver’s Island, or elsewhere out of the dominion of the United States, nor shall foreign Indians be permitted to reside in their reservations without consent of the superintendent or agent.
	www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/skokomish_const.htm (8745 words)

	Skokomish Indian Tribe
		The aboriginal name of the Skokomish tribal members was Twana, which referred to a larger population that lived in the Hood Canal drainage before contact with Europeans and the creation of the reservation.
		On the strength of treaty guarantees, the tribe also successfully regained fishing rights as a result of the historic Boldt Decision (1974), which ruled that 50 percent of the season's harvest would be reserved for them as well as other Northwest tribes.
		Responding to the impacts, the tribe dedicated a 338-acre tract in 2003 to a significant economic and community development effort involving a new community center and housing complex.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1568.html (796 words)

	S.P.I.P.A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Skokomish Indian Tribe provides a comprehensive array of community-based governmental and community services to a population of over 1,395 Skokomish Tribal members, their families, and other Native American and non-Native community members who maintain a close and continuing association economically, socially and culturally with the Skokomish Community.
		The Skokomish Indian Tribe was created by the Point-No-Point Treaty, concluded on January 26, 1855, ratified by Congress on March 8, 1895, and subsequently enlarged by Executive Order on February 25, 1874.
		The Skokomish were one of nine separate groups brought together by a common territory, similar cultures, and the Twana language.
	www.spipa.org /skokomish.shtml (353 words)

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		The jurisdiction of the Skokomish Indian Tribe shall extend to the territory within the confines of the Skokomish Indian Reservation as established in the Treaty of January 26, 1855, and by Executive Order of February 25, 1874, and to such other lands as may be hereafter added thereto.
		Upon a petition of at least one-third of the eligible voters of the Skokomish Indian Tribe, it shall be the duty of the Tribal Council to call a special election to consider the recall of the member or members of the Council named in such petition.
		Upon a petition of at least one-third of the qualified voters of the Skokomish Indian Tribe, a referendum may be demanded on any enacted or proposed ordinance or resolution of the Tribal Council, and the vote of the majority of the qualified voters in such referendum shall be conclusive and binding on the Tribal Council.
	thorpe.ou.edu /IRA/skokcons.html (3907 words)

	Thursday, June 5, 2003
		In it, the tribe claimed that the license for the dams was not properly granted and that the project damaged reservation land and violated its fishing rights under the 1855 Treaty of Point No Point.
		Mason Morisset, the tribe's lawyer, pointed out that the 1924 license for the project authorized the city to flood only 8.8 acres of federal land near the reservation.
		The tribe claims that the dams destroyed a major segment of its economy -- fishing -- because they diverted the river.
	www.msaj.com /skok2003.htm (682 words)

	NWIFC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SKOKOMISH INDIAN NATION (March 4, 2002) — Since time immemorial, the Skokomish people and their predecessors the Twana, resided in seasonal camps throughout Hood Canal.
		On the Skokomish River farmers diked off much the estuary in the mid 20th-century, cutting off its natural functions.
		But now, in a partnership between the Skokomish Tribe and Tacoma Public Utilities, a large area of diked wetlands entirely within the tribe’s reservation may be opened up again.
	www.nwifc.wa.gov /newsinfo/newsrelease.asp?ID=37 (706 words)

	ICT [2000/09/06] Skokomish Tribe approaches economic development in holistic fashion
		Incorporating the tribal name for the Skokomish language, the Twana Farmarket is turning out to be as much a symbol of the tribe's sovereignty as its economic flowering.
		Judith Hoeflinger, economic development director and head of the project, says it was the tribe's economic task force that researched the grants and saw the project through from its ramshackle roadside beginnings to its final scope.
		Although the Skokomish Reservation is small, encompassing only 7 square miles, it is ideally situated along the Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=2196 (786 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for skokomish
		Skokomish file against project: Tribe presses FERC to force federal
		Skokomish Tribe approaches economic development in holistic fashion
		Skokomish ask for $5.7 billion: Tribe asks for reparation for damages
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=skokomish (208 words)

	No. 05-434: Skokomish Indian Tribe v. Tacoma Pub. Utils. - Opposition
		Petitioners alleged that project operations have harmed the Skokomish Indian Reservation, a 5000-acre reservation at the mouth of the Skokomish River that Congress set aside for the Skokomish Indian Tribe by the Treaty of Point No Point, Jan. 26, 1855, 12 Stat.
		The district court dismissed the United States as a defendant and rejected the claims against Tacoma and TPU on motions for dismissal and summary judgment.
		The crux of petitioners' argument for certiorari is that the court of appeals' ruling deprives Indian Tribes of their ability to seek money damages when they are deprived of their treaty-based rights by the actions of a non-signatory.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/2005/0responses/2005-0434.resp.html (1950 words)

	Tideland Harvest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Most importantly, the tribes can harvest only half of the “harvestable” amount of shellfish available, which is the surplus beyond what is needed to sustain healthy shellfish populations.
		Wentlandt said she initially believed the tribe was allowed 50 percent of the entire shellfish population.
		In fact, Skokomish members harvested only 1,180 pounds of clams (or about 10 percent of the clam population in the surveyed area) and 10,020 oysters (only about 2 percent of the oyster population in the surveyed area.).
	www.pnptc.org /tideland_harvest.htm (587 words)

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		The tribe has battled the dam project for more than 70 years, first with federal regulators and then in the courts.
		In that suit, the tribe claimed that the two dams Tacoma Power erected on theSkokomish River near Hoodsport irreparably damaged fish runs, shellfish and wildiife that were key to the tribe's spiritual heritage and financial prosperity.
		The federal government, he said, is trustee of the tribe's treaty rights and guardian of the environment.
	www.fwee.org /news/getStory?story=784 (601 words)

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		Representatives of the Skokomish Tribe stressed the tribe’s awareness of the problem and its sense of responsibility that has prompted the change in tribal laws.
		“The tribe is very concerned about the low oxygen problem, and we are going to step up and do what we can to resolve this issue,” said Dave Herrera, fisheries director for the Skokomish Tribe.
		The Skokomish cultural heritage dictates the same; we are looking forward to working closely with the Tribal fishermen in this strategic effort to address the oxygen deprivation problem in the lower canal area.
	www.house.gov /dicks/news/fishcarcasses.htm (560 words)

	Environment - #17 Aug/Sep 95 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But the Skokomish Tribe has lived with the project's effects for several generations and opposes its licensing because of harm to the watershed and local residents.
		Their reservation was placed at the mouth of the Skokomish River on Hood Canal because of the Skokomish's dependence on the river for their cultural, spiritual, and economic life.
		The diversion has reduced the mainstem Skokomish River flow by 40 percent, decreasing the supply of fresh water, sediment, and nutrient inflow to the salmon and shellfish of the estuary.
	www.washingtonfreepress.org /17/Enviro.html (1504 words)

	DJC.COM: Court will re-hear tribe's $6B claim, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		SEATTLE (AP) -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Monday to reconsider its rejection of the Skokomish Tribe's $6 billion claim against the city of Tacoma.
		The tribe contends construction of two Skokomish River dams have interfered with its treaty-based fishing rights.
		In its 1999 lawsuit, the tribe contends the license for the dams was not properly granted and that the project damaged reservation land and violated its fishing rights under the 1855 Treaty of Point No Point.
	www.djc.com /news/en/11154161.html (190 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: Notebook: Olympia oysters slowly returning
		Eric Sparkman, shellfish biologist for the Skokomish Tribe, displays Olympia oysters that are growing on several Pacific oyster shells.
		In 2002, the Skokomish Tribe planted Olympia oysters in plots throughout the Skokomish River estuary in hopes of revitalizing the tasty, small-sized native oysters.
		The parent oysters for the Skokomish Tribe's project were collected from beaches along Hood Canal and spawned at a state shellfish laboratory in 2002.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001971699_outn04.html (1071 words)

	bruce miller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Bruce Miller of the Skokomish Indian Reservation, near Shelton, has played a key role in conserving and sustaining the Twana language and culture of the Skokomish people.
		Miller is a skilled basketweaver and carver, speaks and teaches the Twana language, and he has led the revival of a number of traditional Twana spiritual and ceremonial practices, including the winter longhouse ceremonies and the first elk ceremony.
		Miller has worked as a playwright, actor, teacher, and counselor, around the world, but his most important role is that of a teacher of the Twana tradition and culture.
	www.arts.wa.gov /progFA/heritageAwd/1992_miller.htm (153 words)

	Skokomish River Basin Fecal Coliform Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The study was a cooperative effort with the Skokomish Tribe, whose Reservation includes part of the watershed.
		Load balances indicate the presence of significant FC sources (52% of the FC load) along the lower mainstem corridors of the Skokomish River and Purdy Creek between the bridges for Highways 106 and 101, and East Bourgault Road.
		Most streams in the lower Skokomish River basin must have FC levels well below Class AA fresh water criteria in order for marine waters and their beneficial uses to be protected.
	www.ecy.wa.gov /biblio/0103014.html (513 words)

	Skokomish Tribal Code
		To assist in determining the Tribe’s customary definition, the Enrollment Clerk shall maintain a public record of the types of "Indian blood" which have been the basis for eligibility for tribal membership.
		(a) Persons who apply for enrollment or who relinquish their membership in the Skokomish Tribe shall be at least eighteen (18) years old; provided that a minor may be enrolled or may have his or her membership relinquished upon application of a parent who has legal custody or a legal guardian.
		An adult individual who has relinquished his or her enrollment in the Skokomish Tribe prior to June 30, 1992, has until June 30, 1993 to exercise the privilege of re-enrollment in the Skokomish Tribe, after which time such individuals will be denied re-enrollment privileges.
	www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/skokomishtitle1.htm (5462 words)

	komo news \| Tribe Sets Sights On A Casino At Proposed NASCAR Track (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ISC hasn't submitted a formal proposal for the speedway, and local officials on Friday said they were unaware of such discussions between the company and the tribe until questioned about the issue.
		The tribe's letter comes roughly two weeks after the state and Spokane Tribe of Indians negotiated a tentative gaming compact that would provide for revenue-sharing with the state - a first in Washington.
		It would allow the Spokane Tribe to pursue plans for a casino on trust land near a Spokane suburb, s well as remove betting limits at some of their card tables and allow more than twice as many pseudo-slot machines and casinos as other tribes.
	komonews.com /news/story.asp?ID=39873 (676 words)

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		DOCUMENT: SKOK.TXT Memorandum of Understanding Between the Skokomish Tribe and Mason County The Memorandum of Understanding is made by and between the Skokomish Tribe ("the Tribe"), a federally recognized tribe in the state of Washington and Mason County ("the County"), a political subdivision of the state of Washington.
		The Tribe and the County, after a meeting on September 19, 1991, have indicated mutual interest in developing a government-to- government relationship with each other which will enable cooperation on a wide variety of intergovernmental issues.
		The Tribe and the County, therefore, agree to establish a group consisting of up to three representatives of the Mason County Commission and one or more representatives of the Skokomish Tribal Council.
	www.halcyon.com /pub/FWDP/Americas/skok.txt (461 words)

	Skokomish Tribe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Skokomish Reservation was originally established for a unique purpose: to provide a place for the Skokomish Indians and other bands to reside in safety with adequate supplies of traditional foods and natural materials, and where they could continue their existence as a separate and sovereign nation.
		It must promote and defend continued sovereignty as a nation and the development of the Skokomish people (emotionally, physically, spiritually and otherwise) upon which this depends.
		The Skokomish Tribal government is organized to meet these challenges and to ensure that the Reservation is able to continue to serve as a homeland for the Skokomish Tribe in the future.
	www2.ihs.gov /PortlandAO/about/skokomish.asp (221 words)

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