Our cities tour visits tacoma, washington, to learn more about its unique history and literary life. For six years, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene and Historic Sites to our viewers. You can read more at cspan. Org citiestour. Years before the arrival of the Transcontinental Railroad, tacoma was not dissimilar from most of the other small communities around puget sound, and really in the Pacific Northwest. The population presence was predominantly native american. By the end of the 19th century, coming over the oregon trail and some by sea, small little villages really of europeans had theved, that mostly along shoreline, and that was because the primary purpose here for people settling was cutting timber and milling timber that was then sent down to San Francisco. That prompted a lot of entrepreneurs and small investors and adventurers to come up and begin to build cities. So, seattle, bellingham, wereetown, olympia all ofll, smallish communities 50 to a
, that means the place you get your spirit power. On top of the hill we are looking at the puget sound. The native people were known as the people of the river and of the grass. Our homeland has always been this beautiful area. They were here for united states. The tribe is definitely active here, i do not see them ever going away. That stems from the Medicine Creek treaty. To uss very important because it helps identify the native tribe with our relationship to the federal government. That is a very important thing. The government does play a role with the federally recognized tribes to recognize their sovereignty and look out for our best interest. That treaty established that relationship. It also established our trade areas. First area of five areas that the governor had carved out of the washington territory to execute treaties. They were bringing the railroad to this area. They came here as the first territorial governor and our first superintended. People on their own and then b
, that means the place you get your spirit power. On top of the hill we are looking at the puget sound. The native people were known as the people of the river and of the grass. Our homeland has always been this beautiful area. They were here for united states. The tribe is definitely active here, i do not see them ever going away. That stems from the Medicine Creek treaty. To uss very important because it helps identify the native tribe with our relationship to the federal government. That is a very important thing. The government does play a role with the federally recognized tribes to recognize their sovereignty and look out for our best interest. That treaty established that relationship. It also established our trade areas. First area of five areas that the governor had carved out of the washington territory to execute treaties. They were bringing the railroad to this area. They came here as the first territorial governor and our first superintended. People on their own and then b
, that means the place you get your spirit power. On top of the hill we are looking at the puget sound. The native people were known as the people of the river and of the grass. Our homeland has always been this beautiful area. They were here for united states. The tribe is definitely active here, i do not see them ever going away. That stems from the Medicine Creek treaty. To uss very important because it helps identify the native tribe with our relationship to the federal government. That is a very important thing. The government does play a role with the federally recognized tribes to recognize their sovereignty and look out for our best interest. That treaty established that relationship. It also established our trade areas. First area of five areas that the governor had carved out of the washington territory to execute treaties. They were bringing the railroad to this area. They came here as the first territorial governor and our first superintended. People on their own and then b
Refuge heading out to the puget sound. Wereisqually people originally known as people of the river, people of the grass. Our homeland has always been this entire beautiful area. Nisqually were people here preterritory times and preunited states. The nisqually tribe is most definitely active here. I dont ever see the nisqually tribes going away. We were a federally recognized tribe, and that stemmed from the Medicine Creek treaty in the 1850s. That treaty helps identify the nisqually tribe with our relationship to the federal government. That is a very important thing. Federal government does play a role in very light recognized tribes in federally recognized tribes to recognized sovereignty and are supposed to look at for our best interests. That treaty established that relationship and it established also our trade areas. During treaty time, we were the first area of five areas that Governor Stevens had carved out of the washington territory to execute treaties. Governor stevens was b