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, gathering, and fishing at all usual and accustomed places. The name Tulalip comes from the Coast Salish word "dxwlilap," meaning "small-mouth bay."

Fourth of July festivities at the Tulalip Indian Reservation often included a parade of canoes, pulled past the spectators by the Indian School's small motor launch. Shown in this photo are several canoes of different sizes with Camano Head in the background. The photographer Ferdinand Brady had a government contract in the 1910s to photograph the people and activities around the Tulalip reservation and boarding school.

Caption on image: "Indian canoe parade on Tulalip Bay."

Caption information source: "History," Tulalip Tribes, retrieved from https://www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/WhoWeAre/History.