These were located along the rivers and bays, the connecting waterways for food, culture, and trade. Today the Tulalip Reservation has a population of 9,000 (3,600 tribal members) and a land base of 22,086 acres.Įarly explorers and tribal elders left accounts of Indian villages in the Puget Sound region. Historically gaining sustenance from fishing, the Tulalips have profited most in recent years from their success in real estate and the casino business, which provide jobs primarily for tribal members. Since 1936 the Tulalip Tribes has had its own tribal council and is currently self governing.
A government-run Indian boarding school followed from 1900 to its closure in 1932. Anne’s Mission and boys’ school at Tulalip and was joined by the Sisters of Providence who added a girls’ school in 1868. In 1857 Roman Catholic missionary Eugene Casimir Chirouse (1821-1892) established St. Reservation boundaries set by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855 gave a permanent home to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Stillaguamish, and related tribes “Dxwlilep,” the Coast Salish word, means small-mouthed bay. The Tulalip Tribes is a federally recognized Indian tribe located on the Tulalip Reservation north of Everett and west of Marysville.
