Kikiallus Indian Nation
The Kikiallus Indian Nation is one of the non- Indian tribe groups in Washington State that the United States government does not recognize . They are sometimes mistakenly recognized by the state, but according to the 2008 Governor's Office of Indian Affairs there are no state-recognized tribes.
The Kikiallus were considered a subdivision of the Skagit. They lived on Camano Island and in the Fir Conway area south of today's Mount Vernon . From their two villages, they also occasionally moved to Jim Creek, a stream that flows into the Stillaguamish River . They had close relationships with the Stillaguamish there . Today they live scattered across northwest Washington.
The Skagit River , which flows into the Puget Sound , was formerly called the Kikiallus River .
history
Unlike most of the north-west coast tribes, the Kikiallus did not have slaves. When they met the first Europeans, they lived in four long houses. Their chief Sd-zo-mahtl signed the Treaty of Point Elliott in 1855. Their last indigenous chief was Bill Jack.
A daughter of the Jack family married John O'Brien, an Irishman who came to the area in the late 1850s. A large number of today's Kikiallus can be traced back to the couple.
The Kikiallus have a tribal council and a chief, but they lack state recognition. With Docket 261 they tried to get compensation for the 8,060 acres of land they had ceded with the contract of 1855 for 5,973.31 dollars . Of this land, 4,560 acres were on the north end of Camano Island , and 3,500 acres were in the Skagit Bay area. On June 7, 1972, the Indian Claims Commission determined that they were owed a total of $ 12,000. Therefore, the balance of $ 6,026.69 was paid on June 7, 1972.
literature
- Robert H. Ruby, John A. Brown: A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest , University of Oklahoma Press 1992, p. 90.
See also
Web links
- Governors Office of Indian Affairs (Washington)
Remarks
- ^ For example, David E. Wilkins: American Indian Politics and the American Political System , Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007, p. 27.