Indigenous Peoples of Washington

Reservations
As identified in the National Atlas of the United States of America, the following reservations named in bold are current federally-recognized reservations:

Chehalis Reservation --

Colville Reservation --

Hoh Reservation --

Kalispel Reservation --

Lower Elwha Reservation --

Lummi Reservation --

Makah Reservation --

Muckleshoot Reservation --

Nez Perce Reservation -- Part of this reservation historically was in Washington. See Indians of Idaho for additional information.

Nisqually Reservation --

Ozette Reservation --

Port Gamble Reservation --

Port Madison Reservation --

Puyallup Reservation --

Quileute Reservation --

Quinault Reservation --

Shoalwater Reservation --

Skokomish Reservation --

Spokane Reservation --

Squaxin Island Reservation --

Swinomish Reservation --

Tulalip Reservation --

Yakama Reservation --

Records
A wealth of genealogical information is available for the various Indian tribes in Washington. Besides published histories, the Family History Library has microfilm copies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) records of births, marriages, deaths, censuses, schools, land allotments, heirships, and family records. They are available from about 1887 to 1952 from agencies such as the Colville, Puyallup, Taholah, Tulalip, and Yakama. The original documents are at the National Archives—Pacific Northwest Region (Seattle).

An especially useful source is the collection, Family Index Cards, 1938-1950, created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office (FHL films 1028470 item 4 to 1028471).

Records of American Indians are also listed in the Subject section of the Family History Library Catalog under the names of the agency or tribe. Some of these tribes are the Nez Perce, Yakama, and Chinook.

Web Sites
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle/

Bureau of Indian Affairs: http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html