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The Port Madison Reservation is located in northwestern Washington, north of Bremerton.  
The Port Madison Reservation is located in northwestern Washington, north of Bremerton.  


:Established -- 22 January 1855
:Established -- 22 January 1855  
:Agency (BIA) -- Puget Sound  
:Agency (BIA) -- Puget Sound  
:Principal tribes -- Suquamish (Sukwamish), Dwamish, Etakmur (Etakmehu), Lummi, Snohomish, Swiwamish (Samamish).  
:Principal tribes -- Suquamish (Sukwamish), Dwamish, Etakmur (Etakmehu), Lummi, Snohomish, Swiwamish (Samamish).  
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== History  ==
== History  ==


Port Madison Reservation was established by the Treaty of Pt. Elliot, Jan. 22, 1855 (xii, 927) and by order of the Secretary of the Interior, Oct. 21, 1864.  
Port Madison Reservation was established by the Treaty of Pt. Elliot, Jan. 22, 1855 (xii, 927) and by order of the Secretary of the Interior, Oct. 21, 1864<ref>"Washington Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/wareservations.htm Available online.]</ref>.  


== Records  ==
== Records  ==
15,660

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