Nisqually Indian Tribe

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Nisqually Indian Tribe

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Nisqualli Indian-Chief Leschi.jpg

Various Spellings: Nisqualli, Nisqually

Tribal Headquarters

Nisqually Indian Tribe
4820 She-Nah-Num Dr.
Olympia, WA 98513
Phone: 360-456-5221
Website

History

Brief Timeline

• 1854 December 26, Treaty, with the Nisqualli and Puyallup, annuities, removal, and reservation

Washington Territorial Governor: Isaac Stevens ordered Nisqually to a reservation

1856:

1857: Reservation established

1918: All reservation land east of the Nisqually River were made part of Fort Lewis

1983 and 1985: The Pacific Salmon Treaty Acts; clarify tribal fishing rights regarding salmon runs

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Nisqualli tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Agency

Puyallup Agency

Taholah Agency

Reservations

Puyallup Reservation

Squaxin Island Reservation

This tribe is primarily associated with the Nisqually Reservation in Washington.

Superintendencies

The Nisqualli Tribe was under the jurisdiction of:

Washington Superintendency

Oregon Superintendency

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Roll 962 Roll Number	FS Library Film Number	Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Roll 693 Roll Number	FS Library Film Numbers
Nisqualli	Puyallup Agency, 1888-1909	Seattle	-	-	Rolls 93,302,407-09	FS Library Films 579711 FS Library Films 581401-581403
Nisqualli	Taholah Agency,1915-39 with gaps	Seattle	-	-	Rolls 564-69	FS Library Films 583023-583028

Treaty

• 1854 December 26, with the Nisqualli and Puyallup, annuities, removal, and reservation

Important Websites

• Official Nisqually Tribal web site
• Constitution and Bylaws of the Nisqually Tribe of the Nisqually Indian Reservation, Amended: October 28, 1994
• Nisqually Tribe Wikipedia