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The Duenas brothers are back at it again!
22 Mar

The Duenas brothers are back at it again!

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By Puyallup Tribal News Staff Taking a drive through the Puyallup Reservation just got a little brighter. A collection of silver metal utility boxes now showcase Coast Salish art and language. On Monday, the Duenas brothers – Chris, Anthony and Daniel – unveiled their new designs featured on utility boxes around the Emerald Queen Casino and East 32nd Street, right off Portland Avenue. They will also have a box at Fireman’s Park in Tacoma. Not only do they get to share a piece of their creative side but they are able to “bring our tribe’s culture back to this area,”…
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Lushootseed name under consideration for Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma
24 Feb

Lushootseed name under consideration for Jason Lee Middle School in Tacoma

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By Puyallup Tribal News Staff A name change of Tacoma Public Schools’ oldest school, Jason Lee Middle School, is part of the community’s efforts to honor local history and acknowledge the past. Since last summer, many Tacoma community members have expressed concerns with Lee’s past with the creation Indian boarding schools, which caused generational trauma among many Indigenous people. Lee arrived in the area as a missionary in the 1830s and quickly started to assimilate local Indigenous people by stripping them of their customs, culture, and language as well as cutting their hair short to fit into the white culture.…
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Tribe offers new history and language resources
20 Nov

Tribe offers new history and language resources

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Submitted by Historic Preservation and Language Program staff haʔł sləx̌il! Historic Preservation and Language recently released a series of online educational resources. We envision these resources being used within the Tribe for staff trainings or shared with your respective partners. Photo provided by State Capital Museum, 1880s, unknown photographer. Small fishing weir located on Yelm Jim's allotment. Lushootseed Land Acknowledgement https://youtu.be/KGnac8x-SIM We are Puyallup: A brief overview of Puyallup tribal history https://youtu.be/7MB3Omc1Qxw Boarding School and Cushman Project (videos and guiding documents) http://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org/history/cushman.php Updated Puyallup Tribe webpage on Puyallup history http://www.puyallup-tribe.com/ourtribe/ Puyallup Tribe webpage on Land Acknowledgments http://www.puyallup-tribe.com/ourtribe/Land%20Acknowledgement.php Also a reminder…
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