Here’s your handy clip & save guide map to the Youth Paddle to Puyallup 2024. You can cut it out, fold it up, and carry it in your purse or pocket.
Muckleshoot will start out at Port Townsend, arriving on Friday, July 26, where they will join canoe families from Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
From there, they will travel to Port Gamble (July 27) and Suquamish (July 28), before Muckleshoot welcomes 50+ canoes to the beach at Saltwater State Park on Monday, July 29. Open floor protocols will be held. Further information will be made available as plans firm up. From Saltwater State Park, the canoes will travel to Owen Beach for a soft landing on July 30, followed by the Puyallup grand landing on Wednesday, July 31. Navigation address for the landing site is 4224 Marine View Drive, Tacoma. Protocols will be held from Thursday, August 1 through Tuesday, August 5 at (navigation address) 3515 72nd Street E, Tacoma, WA.
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The Native American 40 Under 40 award honors Indigenous leaders under the age of 40 from across the United States who are carrying forward the work of their people through leadership, service and commitment to community.
On Saturday, Jan. 24, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe opened the Muckleshoot Athletic Center, marking a major investment in training, skill development and long-term athletic opportunity for Muckleshoot people and future generations.
On Jan. 19, the 2026 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe held its annual elections with the winning results as follows: Virginia Cross: 408; Jessica Garcia: 369; Elieen Richardson: 311. Thank you all who participated in this year’s election.
Tacoma City Ballet donated 250 tickets on December 12, to members of the Muckleshoot Tribal community offering families and youth the opportunity to experience ballet and the performing arts together.
The Muckleshoot Messenger is a Tribal publication created by the Muckleshoot Office of Media Services. Tribal community members and Tribal employees are welcome to submit items to the newspaper such as news, calendar items, photos, poems, and artwork.
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