The 2026 Skopabsh Powwow was filled with good energy, good relatives, and good songs. Thank you to every dancer, singer, vendor, family, and visitor who came out and helped make this year’s gathering strong. Your presence keeps our circle growing, and we’re grateful for the spirit you continue to bring to the Muckleshoot community.
We also want to honor and congratulate our newly crowned 2026 Skopabsh Powwow Royalty. Some are returning leaders, and some are stepping into these roles for the first time, but all of them carry our community forward with pride.
And we lift up our outgoing 2025 royalty for their dedication and leadership throughout the year. Thank you for representing Skopabsh with heart.
Thank you again to everyone who joined us and to those who participated. We look forward to another year of carrying these teachings, celebrating our youth, and keeping our traditions strong.
In June, Muckleshoot witnessed the graduation of 42 Muckleshoot Tribal Members with college degrees and 134 Muckleshoot Tribal Members who earned their technical education and vocational certificates.
Muckleshoot celebrated its Warrior traditions and veterans service with Tribes from around the region at the 2025 Veterans Powwow last month. Photos courtesy of Danielle Wilcox.
Councilwoman Cross joined retired Seattle University professor Fr. Pat Twohy, S.J., to celebrate his 86th birthday and the recent publication of his latest book, syəyaʔaʔ: Coast Salish Sacred Lifeways and the Sacred Lifeways of Jesus.
The Muckleshoot Tribal Council, Muckleshoot Intergovernmental Affairs, and our D.C. team were actively engaged since the BBB’s inception in January to ensure that the Tribe’s sovereignty and treaty rights were protected in this process.
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