Snohomish) are not officially recognized by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Haas said, despite decades of fighting for that designation. So, Duwamish leaders are raising awareness in an attempt to get the words “federally recognized” removed from the bill in order to, as Haas puts it, “teach the history of all local tribes.”
The Duwamish tribe recently sent the following message to their mailing list:
Your Help is Needed: Please Contact Your Legislator
There is a bill being considered by the Early Learning and K – 12 Education Committee in the Senate. It is SB 5161.
It states the history of a local tribe is to be taught in the public school.