Tiny Houses

Volunteers needed for Puyallup Tribe’s Tiny Home Village construction

Volunteers needed for Puyallup Tribe’s Tiny Home Village construction

Volunteers are needed! From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, April 2, we are in need of extra hands to help with the finishing touches of our Tiny House Village. Volunteer sign-up link: https://volunteersignup.org/Y7K3K/contact We will be on-site (2027 E Wright Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404) assembling and filling planter boxes, waterproofing the kitchen and working on a few other final projects. Lunch is provided!
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Watch livestream of ribbon-cutting ceremony for tiny homes village

Watch livestream of ribbon-cutting ceremony for tiny homes village

Puyallup Tribal Council, the Low Income Housing Institute and tribal staff members will hold a ribbon-cutting for the new tiny homes village at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 11. Because of the pandemic, in-person attendance is limited to invitation-only. Tribal Members and community members are invited to participate virtually by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88911938495​  The Puyallup Tribe has partnered with Low Income Housing Institute for the tiny home village, which is called ʔay’gʷasilali, which in English means “Place of Transformation.” It will include up to 30 tiny houses and a community kitchen, hygiene facilities, case management, and 24/7 staffing – all with…
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Tiny home village site blessed so that it can bring Puyallup people home

Tiny home village site blessed so that it can bring Puyallup people home

By Puyallup Tribal News Staff The Puyallup Tribe of Indians held a blessing ceremony on Feb. 1 at the site of the future tiny home village. The site is located at 2027 East Wright St., Tacoma, within proximity to one of the tribe’s ancestral village sites. “This is an ancestral site; our people have lived here for thousands and thousands of years,” said Connie McCloud, Culture Director. The tiny home village will serve up to 35 Tribal Members 18 and older, including individuals, couples, veterans, seniors, students, and people with pets. It will include up to 30 tiny houses and…
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Tiny house village site coming to the Puyallup Reservation

Tiny house village site coming to the Puyallup Reservation

By Puyallup Tribal News Staff Historically the Puyallup people would live amongst each other in a village. The village would be community-based, working together for the greater good of the people. They were fed by land and sea, salmon, clams, nuts, roots, wild game, berries, and cedar to build housing and transportation. This would allow for people to live healthily and harmoniously without any worries. There is an old saying, “when the tides were out, the table was spread.” This community-based project will put into action the phrase “it takes a village” as a way to uplift tribal members who…
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