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The Puyallup are a Native American tribe from western Washington state, U.S.A. Theysettled onto reservation lands in what is todayTacoma, Washington, in late 1854, after signing theTreaty of Medicine Creek. ThePuyallup Indian Reservation today is one of themost urban Indian reservations in the UnitedStates. It is located primarily in northern Pierce County, with a verysmall part extending north into the city of Federal Way, in King County. Parts of sevencommunities in the Tacoma metropolitan area extend onto reservationland, in addition to reservation land that is not part of any ofthese communities. In decreasing order of included population, thecommunities are Tacoma, Waller, Fife, Milton, Edgewood, Puyallup, and Federal Way. Thereservation has a land area of 73.935 km² (28.547 sq mi), and a 2000census resident population of 41,341 persons. Over 72 percentof its residents are Caucasian only, and only 3.2 percent claim tobe of solely Native American heritage.

The Puyallup tribe originally spoke the Puyallup Nisquallylanguage of the Salishan family of languages spokenamong Northwest Coast indigenous peoples. The tribe also runs theChief LeschiSchool for young school-age tribal members.

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Bob Satiacum, well known in the 1960s and1970s as an advocate of Native American rights, particularly treatyfishing rights, was a Puyallup tribal leader.

The current chairman of the Puyallup Tribe is Herman Dillon.

Today, a majority of the tribe's income comes from gaming, especially from theEmerald Queen Casino.

EmeraldQueen Casino

The Emerald Queen Casino is a Native-American casino owned andoperated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The casino is one of thelargest in the state of Washington. It is located in two cities, Tacoma,Washington and Fife, Washington.

The Tacoma location, also known as the I-5 location, includes the casino, arestaurant and buffet, a nightclub, and an entertainment venue. Amajority of the casino is actually located in a large tentstructure. The tent structure was originally meant as a temporaryhousing, but due to financial troubles within the tribe it has beenin use far longer than anticipated. The permanent structure of thecasino is located in the old Puyallup Bingo Hall. The I-5 location openedoriginally in 2001, and the tent addition was opened in 2004.

The Fife location includes a casino and a 140 room hotel. It wasopened in early 2005.

History

The Emerald Queen Casino opened in 1997 on an authenticpaddlewheel riverboat, the Emerald Queen, berthed in thePort of Tacoma, WA. The boat and its shore sideproperty were closed in 2004 as part of an agreement with the Portof Tacoma to accommodate further development of the waterway. TheEmerald Queen is still located at the site; however it isclosed to the public indefinitely.

References

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• Puyallup Reservation andOff-Reservation Trust Land, Washington United States CensusBureau
• Communities on the PuyallupReservation United States Census Bureau

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• 'Puyallup Indians'. Catholic Encyclopedia. NewYork: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Puyallup_Indians.