Gig Harbor City Council

By Lisa Pemberton, Puyallup Tribal News Editor Gig Harbor City Council and the Peninsula School Board recently approved names that honor the Puyallup Tribe. On Feb. 25, the School Board voted to name its new school Swift Water Elementary School. It is at 10811 Harbor Hill Drive in Gig Harbor. “The name Swift Water is taken from the translation of the Gig Harbor’s original Native American inhabitants (sx̌ʷəbabš) and their connection to the swift currents of the Narrows Passage,” the school district posted in a news release. “The Swift Water band of the Puyallup Tribe gifted a native building recognizing…