This overhead view depicts the shipping terminals that will be created through the partnership between the Puyallup Tribe and Stevedoring Services of America, a $300 million, privately funded port development that will create hundreds of jobs and have a substantial economic impact on the region.

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By Puyallup Tribal News

1 Tribe reaches 20-year milestone of Land Claims Agreement

In 1988, the Puyallup Tribe settled a historic agreement with the Port of Tacoma, city of Tacoma and other governments that has played a major role in the development of the Tribe and the surrounding areas to this day. In September of this year, all settlement parties celebrated the 20-year history of their now respectful, working relationship and progress of the area.

The Tribe had a long history of beliefs that their land had been wrongfully taken from them by government entities. In 1988, after years of research from tribal members and a long negotiations process, the Tribe received payment for their land that directly benefited each tribal member, as well as the Tribe’s development as a whole.