| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Enrolled members: 1,336[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Lushootseed dialect (endangered) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (incl. syncretistic forms) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Salishan tribes of coastal Northwest, especially Lower Skagit, |
The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe located in the state of Washington. Before European colonization, the tribe occupied lands along the Skagit River, from as far downstream as present-day Mount Vernon, Washington, and villages going north as far as Newhalem along the Skagit River, as well as lands on the Baker, and the Sauk rivers.[2]
Culturally, the Upper Skagit share characteristics with the Lower Skagit and the Coast Salish, as well as the Plateau Indians on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains.[3] They traditionally spoke Lushootseed, part of the Salishan language family. It was spoken by many coastal tribes of the Northwest.
Upper Skagit Indian Reservation[edit]
The Upper Skagit Indian Reservation consists of three separate small parcels of land in western Skagit County. The largest section, located northeast of Sedro Woolley, is at 48°32′31″N 122°11′15″W / 48.54194°N 122.18750°W, while the smaller western sections are at 48°33′33″N 122°20′42″W / 48.55917°N 122.34500°W (the section where the casino is), and at 48°34′07″N 122°20′43″W / 48.56861°N 122.34528°W, about midway between Seattle and Vancouver on Interstate 5. The total land area is approximately 100 acres (0.40 km2). Its resident population was 238 persons as of the 2000 census.[4]
The reservation includes a tribe-operated casino, the Skagit Casino Resort. It opened in December 1995 as Harrah's Skagit Valley Casino and was initially managed by Harrah's until their agreement was terminated in November 1998.[5] The tribe also operates several other businesses: Encore, The Market Buffet, Express Eats, the Skagit Ridge Hotel, Bow Hill Gas and Food Mart, and the Highway 20 Hometown Pharmacy.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Who We Are." Upper Skagit Indian Tribe Official Website.
- ^ Collins, June McCormick (1974). Valley of the spirits: the Upper Skagit Indians of Western Washington. University of Washington Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-295-95327-4. OCLC 1120655342.
- ^ Markowitz, Harvey. American Indians, Salem Press, 1995, p.726.[ISBN missing]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ^ Santana, Arthur (July 24, 1998). "Tribe drops Harrah's as casino's manager". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
References[edit]
- Miller, Bruce G. (1998). "Culture as Cultural Defense: An American Indian Sacred Site in Court". American Indian Quarterly. 22 (1/2): 83–97. JSTOR 1185109.
- Deloria, Vine; Frank, Billy; Lane, Vernon; Poole, Dick; Ziontz, Al (2011). "The Boldt Decision: A Roundtable Discussion" (PDF). Journal of Northwest Anthropology. 45 (1): 111–122. OCLC 899743748.
- Yoder, Janet (2007). "Burning at Nooksak". The Massachusetts Review. 48 (4): 594–602. JSTOR 25091256.
- Collins, June McCormick (1950). "The Indian Shaker Church: A Study of Continuity and Change in Religion". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 6 (4): 399–411. doi:10.1086/soutjanth.6.4.3628566. JSTOR 3628566. S2CID 146933669.
- Sercombe, Laurel (2003). "Researching the music of the first people of the Pacific Northwest: From the academy to the brain room". Fontes Artis Musicae. 50 (2/4): 81–88. JSTOR 23510650.
- Smith, Marian W. (1941). "The Coast Salish of Puget Sound". American Anthropologist. 43 (2): 197–211. doi:10.1525/aa.1941.43.2.02a00050. JSTOR 662952.
External links[edit]
- Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, official website
- The Skagit Casino Resort
- Encore
- The Market Buffet
- Express Eats
- Skagit Ridge Hotel
- Upper Skagit Tribe, NW Indian Fisheries Commission
- Upper Skagit Tribe, NW Portland Indian Health Board
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