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Vecinos: Coast Salish Art Exhibit, Community Television Agency program, September 30, 1988

Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.25
Date:1988
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"Paddle to Seattle 1989" brochure

In the summer of 1989, seventeen tribes from around Puget Sound and the Washington coast participated in the first Tribal Canoe Journey, the Paddle to Seattle. Part of the Washington State Centennial celebration, the journey celebrated Native maritime history, specifically the history of canoe travel across the region. The Paddle to Seattle revived interest in Indigenous maritime traditions and particularly…
ID Number:2024.55.2
Date:1989
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Princess of the Pow-Wow documentary film, 1987

Ella Aquino (1902-1989) was a Lummi, Yakima, and Puyallup activist from Seattle who dedicated her life to advancing the rights and well-being of Indigenous Peoples living in the Pacific Northwest. Born in 1902, Aquino began her education in a boarding school where she was prohibited from embracing her Native heritage. As an adult, she helped create organizations and publications that…
ID Number:2025.9.1
Date:1987
Image of Boys with buckets, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
Photograph

Boys with buckets, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.2
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Sawmill, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
Photograph

Sawmill, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.4
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Boys hoeing garden, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
Photograph

Boys hoeing garden, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.7
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Children eating dinner at Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
Photograph

Children eating dinner at Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.9
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Tulalip Indian School grounds, circa 1912
Photograph

Tulalip Indian School grounds, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.11
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Children in front of girls' dormitory building, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
Photograph

Children in front of girls' dormitory building, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.13
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Girls basketball team, Tulalip Indian School, 1912
Photograph

Girls basketball team, Tulalip Indian School, 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.14
Date:1912
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