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Puyallup
~6,000Lushootseed, EnglishSince 1200 CE
About the Puyallup People
The Puyallup are salmon and cedar people of the southern Salish Sea, signatories to the Medicine Creek Treaty and central to modern fishing rights victories.
Cultural Traditions
Salmon Ceremonies
Cedar Carving
Canoe Journeys
Lushootseed Language
Historical Timeline
1854
Medicine Creek Treaty signed with Puyallup and neighboring nations
1974
Boldt Decision affirms Puyallup treaty fishing rights
1990
Puyallup Land Claims Settlement Act compensates and restores land