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Quileute Indian Reservation
Indian reservation
Aerial view of La Push and James Island
Aerial view of La Push and James Island
Location of the Quileute Indian Reservation
Location of the Quileute Indian Reservation
TribeQuileute
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyClallam
Area
 • Total4.061 km2 (1.568 sq mi)
WebsiteQuileute Tribe

The Quileute Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation for the Quileute people located on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The reservation is at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast.

The Quileute people settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation after signing the Quinault Treaty in 1855. La Push, Washington is the reservation's main population center. The 2000 census reported an official resident population of 371 people on the reservation, which has a land area of 4.061 km2 (1.5678 sq mi, or 1,003.4 acres).

In 1966, James Island was removed from surrounding Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and returned to the Quileute when the island was discovered to be part of the Quileute Indian Reservation.[1] In the 2000s, the tribal government petitioned the U.S. government for other land transfers, in particular to rebuild homes away from the coastline's tsunami hazard zone.[2]

The Quileute have their own government, consisting of a tribal council with staggered terms. The current tribal council consists of: Carol Hatch (chair), Tony Foster (vice-chair), DeAnna Hobson (secretary), and Anna Rose Counsell (treasurer).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Removed by Public Land Order 4095, September 19, 1966, according to Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Assessment, Chapter 1, page 1-8.
  2. ^ Camden, Jim (October 9, 2011). "Quileute Tribe fights for ancestral land, safety". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

External links[edit]

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quileute_Indian_Reservation