A recent court ruling has ordered the Department of the Interior to reevaluate the Duwamish Tribe’s petition for recognition.
SEATTLE — After more than five decades of fighting for federal recognition, the Duwamish Tribe will have another opportunity to prove its legitimacy in the eyes of the U.S. government.
A recent court ruling has ordered the Department of the Interior to reevaluate the tribe’s petition for recognition, giving renewed hope to the descendants of Chief Seattle.
The Duwamish Tribe, whose ancestral lands encompass much of present-day King County, has long struggled for acknowledgment from the federal government. The tribe signed a treaty in the
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