Sauk-Suiattle
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe saʔqʷəbixʷ-suyaƛ̕bixʷ | |
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Location of the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe | |
| Headquarters | Darrington, Washington |
| Languages | Lushootseed, English |
| Religion | Christianity (incl. syncretic forms); Indigenous folk religion |
| Demonym(s) | Sauk-Suiattle |
| Enrolled members | 314-350 |
| Government | Tribal Council |
• Chairperson | Nino Maltos |
• Vice-Chair | Nino Maltos Sr. |
| Domestic dependent nation within the United States | |
• Treaty | 1855 |
• Formed | 1946 |
• Recognized | September 17, 1975 |
Website https://sauk-suiattle.com | |
The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe (Lushootseed: saʔqʷəbixʷ-suyaƛ̕bixʷ; Commonly known as the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe) is a federally-recognized tribe of Sauk people located in western Washington state. The tribe historically lived along the banks of the Sauk, Suiattle, Cascade, Stillaguamish, and Skagit rivers, in the area known as Sauk Prairie at the foot of Whitehorse Mountain in the North Cascade Range.