When Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens (1818-1862) signed the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854, no mention was made of the Muckleshoot tribe, as they were not named as such. The tribes also trapped goats for their wool in the Cascade Mountains. Salmon fishing was a staple in their economy, along with hunting and gathering. Villages included the Yelaco, consisting of 17 houses near present-day Green River Community College the Quiats, on the Green River and the Cublokum, one large house near Enumclaw.

Other tribes included the Stkamish, Yilalkoamish, Tkwakwamish, and the Buklshuhl. The Skopamish tribe inhabited the central Green River valley, and the Smulkamish tribe lived near present-day Enumclaw. Located on a six square mile reservation between Auburn and Enumclaw, the tribe numbers in the thousands, and employs most of its members through fisheries, gaming, small business, and tribal government.įor centuries, the White River Valley and surrounding hillsides were inhabited by Native American tribes who made good use of the abundant fish and wildlife. The Muckleshoot Indian tribe is an amalgam of several Native American tribes that have inhabited the region surrounding the White and Green rivers for centuries.

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