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Skokomish Tribe |
| What is now known as the Skokomish Tribe actually was primarily composed of Twana Indians, a Salishan people whose aboriginal territory encompassed the Hood Canal drainage basin in western Washington State. Located we... |
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Olympic Peninsula |
| The Olympic Peninsula , our neighbor to the west, shares the shores of Hood Canal with the Kitsap Peninsula and is easy to tour with Kitsap as a home base. Check out the drives and itineraries to the left for suggeste... |
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Native American |
| The greater Kitsap Peninsula is home to three Native American Tribes; the Suquamish, the Port Gamble S'Kallam, and the Skokomish. The Port Madison reservation , home of the Suquamish Tribe , is approximately 500 acres... |
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Point No Point Lighthouse & Park |
| Oldest lighthouse on Puget Sound, in continuous service since Jan 1, 1880. The lighthouse was manned until 1980, when it was automated by the Coast Guard. Wide beaches for walks, fishing and views of the mountains, wi... |
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Port of Dewatto Campground |
| The Port of Dewatto maintains a natural and primitive campground with 60 campsites about 40 minutes drive-time from Belfair on the Kitsap Peninsula. The campsites are nestled among tall evergreen trees at the confluen... |
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Twanoh State Park |
| 182-acre marine, camping park with 3,167 feet of saltwater shoreline on Hood Canal. The park is situated on one of the warmest saltwater beaches in the state. This is because Hood Canal is one of the warmest saltwater... |
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Treaty of Point No Point, 1855 |
| Signed at Point No Point, the tribes of the northern Kitsap Peninsula ceded ownership of land in exchange for small reservation and hunting and fishing rights. |
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Tribal History |
| **image*/images/content/native_inhabitants.gif* *R*Y* ** For thousands of years before European exploration charted the waters of Puget Sound, several large communities of native people inhabited this area. Tribe name... |
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Bainbridge Island Aquatics Center |
| One acre. Two indoor pools: Ray Williamson Memorial pool is a 25-yd, six-lane pool with one-meter and three-meter boards. The Don Nakata Memorial pool has 4-lap lanes, a slide, separate diving area, lazy river, spa an... |
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Land In The Sky Story Pole |
| Near Agate Passage, not far from Old man House at Suquamish, Washington, close to the resting place of Chief Seattle, stood the imposing Land in the Sky Totem. This is the story pole that was to have been erected on t... |
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