Duwamish Tribe

Duwamish Tribe
Duwamish Tribal Services
Named afterDuwamish people
PredecessorDuwamish Indian Tribe
Formation1925, nonprofit: 1979
Founded atSeattle, Washington
TypeNonprofit organization
EIN 91-1122115
Legal statusactive
PurposeP84: Ethnic, Immigrant Centers and Services
Location
Official language
English
Chairwoman
Cecile Hansen
Revenue$4,785,159 (2022)
Expenses$1,758,046 (2022)
Staff12 (2022)
Websiteduwamishtribe.org

The Duwamish Tribe, officially known as the Duwamish Tribal Organization, is an unrecognized tribe of Duwamish people (Lushootseed: dxʷdəwʔabš), and those who identify as their descendants, based in Seattle, Washington.

The Duwamish Tribe is an unrecognized tribe. They are neither a federally recognized tribe nor a state-recognized tribe. They have petitioned for federal recognition as the Duwamish Indian Tribe several times, most recently in 2019, but were denied. In 2022, the Duwamish Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs as part of their effort to gain federal recognition.

The Duwamish Tribe has operated the Duwamish Tribal Services since 1979, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the needs of their members.