Campus Library Land Acknowledgment
Resources on Local Native Sovereignty
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Treaty of Point ElliottAs told by the Duwamish People.
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Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855, full text transcriptionGovernors Office of Indian Affairs, State of Washington.
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What is Tribal Sovereignty?In the video below, David Bean, Chairman of Pyallup Tribe and Vice Chairman of the National Gaming Association explains tribal sovereignty.
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Sacred Connections: Snoqualmie TribeThe video below is a documentary commissioned for the 20th Anniversary of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's Federal re-recognition celebration.
Supplemental Reading
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
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Call Number: E-book (click book title and login with UW NetID to access)Sections on governance found in Chapters 1 and 11. -
Chief Seattle and the Town That Took His Name
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Call Number: E99.S85 B84 2017The first 8 pages of Chapter 6 describe the signing of the 1855-56 treaties. After that, the chapter describes conflict immediately arising from the treaties. -
Native Seattle
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Call Number: Ebook (log in to access)Native Seattle focuses on the experiences of local indigenous communities on whose land Seattle grew, accounts of Native migrants to the city and the development of a multi-tribal urban community, as well as the role Native Americans have played in the narrative of Seattle.
