Attention All Tribal Hunters

Hunting Tag Location for the 25-26 Season at former Tribal Administration building check distribution window (3009 E. Portland Ave., Tacoma)

Please be informed that the hunting tag check out location for the start of the 2025-2026 Hunting Season is located at the former Tribal Administration building check distribution window 3009 E. Portland Ave., Tacoma, WA 98404.  Tag check out location will be relocating to the new main Administration Building in the coming weeks, so please continue to watch for updates.  Feel free to contact the Hunting and Wildlife Department at HWD@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov or the HWD information line 253-680-5702 for more information.

Canoe Family Welcomes House of Tears Carvers

Canoe Family Welcomes House of Tears Carvers

Photos and story by Puyallup Tribal News Staff

On May 21, the Puyallup Canoe Family welcomed House of Tears Carvers, traveling with their 22-foot totem pole more than 5,000 miles across the United States and Canada.

The words shared that day were impactful. Our guests spoke about things that continue to affect our Indigenous communities, such as pipelines and fossils fuels, much like our neighbor Puget Sound Energy’s liquefied natural gas project, which intends to open the facilities on our ancestral lands. The community spoke about boarding schools and the many children that didn’t make it home. The carvers explained the red handprints they added to represent the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).

 

The intertribal community shared songs. Eagles flew above, offering a blessing to many.

Council members Annette Bryan and Anna Bean were in attendance. Both shared heartfelt words with our visitors.

The unity witnessed during the celebration of our culture that was once suppressed gives us hope that we are taking the steps towards healing from the generational trauma inflicted on Native communities.