News and Events

2010 Nisqually Tribal Council Elections Update

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The 2010 Tribal Council election has been completed.  Here is a brief list of details as to the outcome.

US Army features partnership with Nisqually Tribe

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

The US Army has a post up today about their close relationship with the Nisqually Indian Tribe and how it has resulted in increased habitat for chum salmon.

Lewis team partners with tribe to restore salmon habitat

Sunday, January 31, 2010

U.S. Army Homepage

Laboring to continue upstream, a lone chum salmon spent its last moments of life being revered and celebrated by a gathering of people along the shore of Muck Creek in Roy, Wash.

Tribal center finally open

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Olympian

The Nisqually Tribe's Youth and Community Center, a $7.6 million facility that was in the planning stages for 20 to 30 years, finally opened with great fanfare Saturday.

The Nisqually Tribe's Youth and Community Center, a $7.6 million facility that was in the planning stages for 20 to 30 years, finally opened with great fanfare Saturday.

More than 900 acres of estuary restored

Friday, January 8, 2010

Indian Country Today

Nisqually Indian Tribe, Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have restored more than 900 acres of estuary, improving habitat for migratory birds, salmon and waterfowl.

Obama ushers in a new era for Indian country

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Indian Country Today

Fulfilling a pledge to forge a strong and lasting partnership with tribal nations, the leader of the free world took some time out of his schedule to address a plethora of concerns affecting Native American people and their communities.

A restoration celebration Nisqually Refuge: New trail to open at public ceremony marking tide's return to estuary

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Olympian

The public is invited to celebrate the largest estuary restoration project in the Northwest next week at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

Waters flow again at Nisqually estuary Conservation: Twelve-year restoration effort cost $12 million

Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Olympian

Blocked more than 100 years by man-made dikes, the waters of Puget Sound returned to the Nisqually River estuary Wednesday, creating a watery landscape few if any people alive today have ever seen.

Salmon get a traditional hello Deschutes River: Fish and Wildlife officials expect 10,700 chinook to make the swim this year

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Olympian

OLYMPIA – About 100 people gathered Saturday at Heritage Park to witness something that hasn’t occurred in a long time: a group of South Sound tribal members dancing and singing to welcome salmon on their return trip up the Deschutes River.

Cleaning of Puget Sound Brings Tribes Full Circle

Monday, August 24, 2009

When contractors were bidding for federal stimulus money designated to help clean up Puget Sound, a few skeptical competitors asked Jeff Choke how much experience his dive team had in addressing pollution here.

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