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Tribal News
Fisheries attempt to track resurging steelhead
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is tracking steelhead fitted with radio tags to learn more about a somewhat resurgent stock. Read more...
Election results point to experience
Re-election of Sterud, Hargrove brings more than 45 years of background to council chambers
During the annual general election June 5, 905 Puyallup Tribal members cast their votes to fill two open seats on the seven-member council. Read more...
Native actor Adam Beach to speak at CLS commencement
Adam Beach has come a long way from his beginnings as an orphan to a successful Hollywood film and television actor. Read more...
Elders exec works to assess, meet needs of population
Russ Hanscrom has been on the job for less than a month, getting to know and assessing the needs of the Tribe’s most valued asset: its elders. Read more...
What is the correct Puyallup name for Mount Rainier?
For many years going back to the mid-1800s, the Indian name of what is now called “Mount Rainier” has been a matter of scrutiny and discussion. Pertinent writings and documents on the topic housed at the Puyallup Tribe’s Historic Preservation Department provide a wonderful history lesson on the various spellings and pronunciations of names local Indian tribes have given to the beloved provider and all she represents. Experts at the Tribe’s Language Program also have information at hand to address the subject. Read more...
How the mountain became ‘Rainier’
The story of how Mount Rainier came to be called this name is told well by Hon. James Wickersham (1857-1939), district judge for Alaska, Congressional delegate and Tacoma resident who settled here before Washington achieved statehood. According to James Wickersham, Capt. George Vancouver named the mountain “Rainier” in 1792 after an acquaintance, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. However, James Wickersham says the admiral never saw the mountain nor did he ever visit America. This is also how Mount Baker came to be named – because a member of Capt. Vancouver’s crew by that name was the first one of the captain’s expedition to see it. Read more...
Event aims to rally support for restoring Native names
This Memorial Day weekend, a group of drummers will attempt to rally support for restoring the name of a Puget Sound icon. Read more...
From a blind date to 65 years of marriage
Stann and Wilma Sicade celebrate milestone
In 1945, Stann Sicade, Jr. was a young soldier stationed in Great Bend, Kan. Read more...
Chief Leschi students, staff and community celebrated cultures of the world at the school’s annual Culture Day May 14. Chief Leschi’s 950 students toured educational stations showcasing a variety of nationalities – from Korean, to German and British, Creole, Hispanic and Pacific Islander. Each culture shared their music, art, games, history and traditions with the students as they traveled around the globe. In one day, students learned how to use chopsticks, heard Scottish bagpipes, and witnessed a traditional Hawaiian pig-roast. They saw Native American stick game demonstrations, learned how to make Hawaiian Leis and took hula lessons. At lunch time, students were treated to a taste of every country in International Buffet where food from each region was sampled. Read more...
SURVIVOR: Puyallup Tribe Edition
I recently watched the finale of Survivor last week. As I watched the show, I was reminded that we are in the middle of our election. Read more...
