| 1792 |
Snohomish tribes meet explorer Captain George Vancouver, who concludes that they had not met Europeans or Americans before. |
| 1820 |
Fur trade routes established though Puget Sound region. |
| 1833 |
Possible date of Camano Head falling and burying a Snohomish village below it, causing a large number of deaths. |
| 1841 |
Captain Charles Wilkes is the first American to chart the waters of Puget Sound. |
| 1842 |
Settlers start to move into the Puget Sound region. U.S. Government starts to sell land and open areas for homesteads without having title to the land. |
| 1848 |
The Oregon Territory is created with the provision that Indian lands and property cannot be taken without Indian consent. |
| 1853 |
The Washington Territory is created as a separate entity from the Oregon Territory with the provision that the United States has the right to regulate Indian land, property and other rights. |
| 1853 |
Several Americans build a sawmill and homesteads on Tulalip Bay. After the Treaty of Point Elliott is signed, the U.S. Government pays these settlers for their improvements. |
| 1855 |
On January 22nd Governor Isaac Stevens concludes the Treaty of Point Elliott at Mukilteo, which establishes the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1855 |
Hostilities erupt between Native Americans and whites in the Puget Sound Region, but the people in the area around the Tulalip Reservation are not involved. |
| 1857-1863 |
Father E.C. Chirouse, a French Roman Catholic of the Oblates of Mary the Immaculate, establishes and conducts a school for boys on the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1859 |
Treaty ratified by U.S. Congress and soon the Tribes that agreed to the treaty begin to settle in the vicinity of Tulalip Bay. |
| 1860 |
More than 200 Indians have settled near Father Chirouse and he has 15 pupils. At Tulalip, an agency is established under the Washington Superintendence and an agent is assigned. |
| 1859-1869 |
Political appointees serve as Tulalip agents, followed by military officers. |
| 1861 |
Revenue cutter Jeff Davis disembarks a detachment of troops to supervise the disposition of supplies to the Indians. In August, Growler arrives with first cargo of annuity goods promised by the treaty. The following month goods are unloaded and distributed to approximately 2,300 Indian people. |
| 1861 |
Snohomish County is created. |
| 1863 |
Father Chirouse opens a new school on the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1868 |
Sisters of Charity of Montreal begin the education of Indian girls on the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1869 |
Father Chirouse receives a contract with U.S. Government to support the Tulalip Mission School of St. Anne. |
| 1875 |
Congress extends the homestead laws to Indians willing to abandon their tribal affiliation. |
| 1875 |
Canning process improves and a large commercial fishery begins to develop. |
| 1878 |
Oblate fathers lease Tulalip Mission School and the U.S. Government transfers boys to Sisters of Charity school in the same location. |
| 1883 |
John Slocum founds the Indian Shaker Church near Olympia, a form of religion that some Tulalip people will join. |
| 1884 |
Allotment of Tulalip Reservation begins. |
| 1887 |
Congress passes the General Allotment Act, also called the Dawes Severalty Act, which allots land on reservations to individual Indians. Remaining reservation lands are then sold. The Tulalip Reservation will be completely allotted to tribal members. |
| 1889 |
Washington becomes a state. |
| 1891 |
Seattle and Montana Railway completed through Marysville. This is the first rail service in the vicinity of the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1896 |
Congress objects to federal support of sectarian schools and reduces financial support to the Tulalip Mission School. Catholic Bureau of Indian Missions increases its contributions to the boarding school on the Tulalip Reservation. |
| 1900 |
Government assumes possession of school buildings and begins conducting its own school. |
| 1901 |
Position of Tulalip Indian agent abolished in favor of a school superintendent. The first superintendent is Dr. Charles M. Buchanan. |
| 1902 |
A new school is built on Tulalip Reservation, called the Tulalip Indian Boarding School. |
| 1915 |
A Tulalip Indian is jailed for hunting on contested reservation land. Buchanan writes to Washington State Legislature urging recognition of Indians’ treaty rights. |
| 1920 |
Dr. Buchanan serves until his death. |
| 1912 |
First Tulalip Treaty Days celebration is held through the efforts of William Shelton to preserve the songs and dances. |
| 1916 |
Destruction of fish habitat begins through logging, dredging, agriculture, industry and the creation of dams, sewage systems and housing developments. |
| 1924 |
Indian Citizenship Act passed by Congress. Indians become citizens and can now vote. |
| 1924 |
Steelhead becomes a game fish. |
| 1928 |
The Problem of Indian Administration, also called the Meriam Report, is presented and is highly critical of U.S. Indian policy and urges reforms. Improvement in Indian welfare follows. |
| 1930 |
Beginning of fish ladders being installed on dams. |
| 1933 |
Steelhead becomes a sport fish. |
| 1934 |
Indian Reorganization Act is passed by Congress, enabling tribes to organize in local self government and elect leaders. |
| 1935 |
Indians of the Tulalip Reservation write a constitution and vote to approve it. |
| 1936 |
The secretary of the Interior approves the Tulalip Constitution, and Tulalips elect their first Board of Directors. |
| 1939 |
Tulalips begin to lease land for homes on Tulalip Bay. |
| 1946 |
Congress creates Indian Claims Commission to settle disputes between Indians and the Federal Government. |
| 1950 |
Tulalip Agency of the BIA is moved from Tulalip Reservation and the new Western Agency is located in Everett, Washington. |
| 1968 |
Puyallup Tribes v. Washington Department of Game (U.S. Supreme Court) allows the state to regulate Indian fishing for conservation purposes. |
| 1973 |
Washington Department of Game v. Puyallup (U.S. Supreme Court) gives Indians the right to fish steelhead. |
| 1974 |
U.S. v. Washington State (the Boldt decision) gives Washington Indian Tribes the right to co-manage fishing resources and take 50 percent of the harvestable fish. |
| 1975 |
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act is passed, allowing Tribes to assume responsibilities formerly reserved to the BIA. |
| 1978 |
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act passed, which protects the traditional religious practices of native Americans. |
| 1979 |
U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 1974 decision of U.S. v. Washington (the Boldt decision). |
| 1979 |
Tulalip revives the First Salmon Ceremony, which continues to be held annually. |
| 1985 |
Pacific Salmon Treaty signed between the United States and Canada. |
| 1985 |
Puget Sound Salmon Management Plan adopted by the Washington Department of Fisheries and the Indian Tribes with the Puget Sound Region. |
| 1985 |
Puget Sound Water Quality Authority is created by Gov. Booth Gardner, with Tribal representatives being appointed to it. |
| 1990 |
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act passed by U.S. Congress. |