The Muckleshoot Canoe Family joined several other Tribes on Sept. 24 for Native American Days at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. The event brought together Tribal communities to share their songs, dances, and traditions with fairgoers while celebrating the rich cultures of the region. The Muckleshoot Canoe Family proudly represented the Tribe, sharing traditions that continue to be passed down.
Tribal Councilwoman Virginia Cross was honored with the second ever D.R. Hanford Leadership Award at Green River College in August — this award honors visionary leaders whose impact ripples through their communities.
Tobi Iverson Halliday, a Tsimshian and Turtle Mountain Chippewa writer based in the Pacific Northwest, is gaining national and international recognition for her debut feature screenplay, Wild Woman of the Woods.
Muckleshoot's collaboration with Cannonball Arts helps bring attention to the Tribe and its ongoing support for Northwest cultural activities just a short distance from the Seattle Center.
It's been a long, frustrating hassle for Tribal members, students, workers, or anyone trying to come to Muckleshoot — or go home — over the White River Bridge on State Route 410 between Buckley and Enumclaw.
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