Tulalip Tribes

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Tulalip Tribes

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Tribal Headquarters

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington
6406 Marine Drive
Tulalip, WA. 98271
Phone: 360-716-4000
Website

History

The Tulalip Tribes is a federally-recognized Indian tribe located on the Tulalip Reservation. The reservation was created by the Treaty of Point Elliott of January 22, 1855 and was created as a permanent home for the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish and Stillaguamish Tribes and allied bands living in the region.

Brief Timeline

1855: Tulalip Reservation created

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 Tulalip tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Agency

Tulalip Agency

Reservations

Tulalip Reservation

Superintendency

The Tulalip tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following superintendencies

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 M 234 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number	FHl Film Number	Post-1885 Census M 595 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number	FS Library Film Number
Tulalip	Tulalip Agency, 1854-1950	Seattle	-	-	582-93	Films: 583041-583052

Vital Records

• Tulalip Agency, M595 births and deaths
  • 1924-1931 FS Library|Film: 583049
  • 1932-1933 FS Library|Film: 583050

Important Websites

• Official Tulalip Tribes web site
• Constitution and By-laws of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, amended in 1991
• Tulalip Tribe Wikipedia