Tribal and state leaders from across Washington gathered Oct. 12-14 at Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel for the 37th Annual Centennial Accord Meeting, hosted by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.
The annual meeting brings the state’s federally recognized Tribes together with the governor and state agency leaders to discuss issues of mutual concern. The Centennial Accord, signed in 1989, provides a framework for the government-to-government relationship between Tribal Nations and the state.
This year’s agenda included Governor-Tribal Leader Conversations, State-Tribal Leaders Collaboration, and a Culture Night hosted by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe. The meeting began on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which included a panel hosted by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.
Gov. Bob Ferguson marked the opening of the meeting on social media, writing, “It was meaningful today to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day as we began the 2026 Centennial Accord meeting, hosted by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.” He said the annual meetings bring Washington’s Tribal Nations and state leaders together to strengthen their partnership.
Major accomplishments for the Tribe this year include protecting Tribal gaming, advancing efforts to address MMIWP, and securing state investments in local infrastructure projects in and around the Muckleshoot Reservation.
Ten years after signing the Elliott Bay Seawall Memorandum of Agreement, the city and Muckleshoot Tribe have agreed on a building for a Tribal center, located directly across the street from the Seattle Aquarium and the new Waterfront Park.
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