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Tulalip Tribes

The Tulalip Tribes is a federally-recognized Indian tribe located on the Tulalip Reservation in the mid-Puget Sound area bordered on the east by Interstate 5 and the city of Marysville, Washington; on the south by the Snohomish River; on the north by the Fire Trail Road (146th); and on the west by the waters of Puget Sound. The Tulalip Reservation exterior boundaries enclose a land base of 22,000 acres, more than 50 percent of which is in federal trust status. The Reservation is rich with natural resources: marine waters, tidelands, fresh water creeks and lakes, wetlands, forests and developable land. The Tulalip Reservation was reserved for the use and benefit of Indian tribes and bands signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott of January 22, 1855. Its boundaries were established by the 1855 Treaty and by Executive Order of President U.S. Grant dated December 23, 1873. It was created to provide a permanent home for the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish and Stillaguamish Tribes and allied bands living in the region.

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Tulalip Tribes Vision

We gathered at Tulalip are one people.
We govern ourselves.
We will arrive at a time when each and every person has become most capable.

Tulalip Tribes Mission

We make available training, teaching and advice, both spiritual and practical.

Tulalip Tribes Values

1. Story - Crane and Changer
   
   Keyword - - Community of Elders Past and Present
   
   
   We respect the community of our elders past and present, and pay attention to their good words.

2. Story - Her First Basket
   
   Keyword - - To Follow, Live Up To
   
   
   We uphold and follow the teachings that come from our ancestors.

3. Story - How Daylight was Stolen
   
   Keyword - - Valued Work
   
   
   It is valued work to uphold and serve our people.

4. Story - How We Got the Salmon Ceremony
   
   Keyword - - Always Trying
   
   
   We work hard and always try to do our best.

5. Story - Lifting Up the Sky
   
   Keyword - - Show Respect
   
   
   We show respect to every individual.

6. Story - Mudswallow’s House
   
   Keyword - - A Good Walk
   
   
   We strengthen our people so that they may walk a good walk.

7. Story - The Seal-Hunting Brothers
   
   Keyword - - Speak the Truth
   
   
   We do not gossip, we speak the truth.

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