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Skokomish Tribe

Varun D, Isaac K, Israel M

  • The Skokomish tribe is one of the largest of the Twana tribes
  • They speak a specific dialect of the Salish language
  • The last fluent speaker died in 1980 and the tribe mainly communicate in English now
  • Volunteers now use older recordings of tribe members to decipher and preserve the language

Language

Government

  • The Skokomish tribe initially had no formal government
  • Richest member would make major decisions with public input
  • The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 compelled them to adopt an elected government 1938
  • The council has a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer and a tribal manager

Topic 3

Economics

  • The Skokomish were originally hunter-gatherers, having different occupations depending on what they hunted
  • Men carved objects out of wood and women made ropes and cord
  • In the 20th century, they began setting up fishing companies to capitalize on growing demand and later acquired land in the 70’s to set up industry
  • The Skokomish tribe currently owns a fish hatchery and a Fish processing plant
  • the tribe harvests huckleberries, salal, and juvenile cedar in addition to a variety of mushrooms that they market internationally and medicinal herbs that they use and sell.
  • The largest employer is the government and casinos

Religion

  • Skokomish religion is still preserved to this day, and was relatively unaffected by the evangelical pursuits of the explorers
  • They believed that the world originally had creatures that were a mix of humans and animals, who were molded into objects, animals and humans
  • They also believe in the difference between body-soul duality and rebirth.
  • Present-day tribe members prefer the Indian Shaker Church and often follow the Assemblies of God religion

ART

  • Skokomish art was often religious
  • It involves abstract constructs often drawn on solid surfaces with stones
  • They also produced a lot of pottery and wooden figures
  • Basket weaving was also an integral part of Skokomish art

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