Swinomish is governed by a democratically elected, 11-member Senate members serve staggered five-year-terms.Ĭladoosby has served as chairman since 1997, succeeding Robert W. The Tribe drafted its constitution and by-laws in 1936, following the Indian Reorganization Act, which encouraged Tribes to re-establish self-government. The Tribe's headquarters is in Swinomish Village. The preserve is entirely on the Swinomish Reservation and encompasses 83 acres spanning three islands, with more than two miles of natural shoreline, and is adjacent to 38 acres of Swinomish-owned tidelands.

Kukutali Preserve: the first Tribal State Park in the history of the United States to be co-owned and jointly managed by a federally recognized Native Nation and a state government.

Canoe races also take place here in the channel. The park was developed for the 2011 Canoe Journey/Paddle to Swinomish.

Swadabs Park, on Swinomish Channel: The park features three pavilions resembling woven cedar hats, interpretive panels, and a native plant garden.

Prominent sites on the Swinomish Reservation include: According to the 2000 census, the resident population of 2,664 persons, with 23 percent being of full Native American ancestry.

The line is operated by BNSF Railway under a 1991 easement agreement. The Seattle and Northern Railroad Company constructed a rail line over the reservation in 1889 without permission. The reservation is 15 square miles (39 km 2) square miles in area, including 7,450 acres (3,010 ha) of upland and 2,900 acres (1,200 ha) of tidelands. It was established in 1855 by the Treaty of Point Elliot. The Swinomish Reservation is located on Puget Sound, on the southeastern side of Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington. Reservation Location of Swinomish Reservation Fidalgo Island with the Swinomish Indian Reservation in the background The Tribe's population includes Swinomish, Lower Skagit, Upper Skagit, Kikiallus, and Samish peoples.

They are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest that includes the Central and Coast Salish peoples who lived in the Samish and Skagit River valleys, nearby coasts, and islands.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, also known as the Swinomish Tribe, is a federally recognized Tribe located on Puget Sound in Washington, United States. Sign at the entrance to the Swinomish Reservation

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