What is the Quinault tribe known for?

Taholah is the heart of the Quinault Indian Nation. The original Quinault flourished with access to good fishing (especially salmon and steelhead), hunting, berry picking and wood gathering. They fashioned immense cedar canoes. Lewis and Clark, on their famed trek to the Pacific Ocean, noted that the craft were “…

Is Quinault a federally recognized tribe?

The Quinault Indian Nation (/kwɪˈnɒlt/ or /kwɪˈnɔːlt/; QIN), formerly known as the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz peoples.

Where did the Quinault tribe live?

western Washington
The Quinault (/kwɨˈnɒlt/ or /kwɨˈnɔːlt/) are a group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States. They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people and are enrolled in the federally recognized Quinault Nation of the Quinault Indian Reservation.

How big is the Quinault Reservation?

208,150 acres
Its boundaries enclose over 208,150 acres (84,271 hectares) of some of the most productive conifer forest lands in the United States . Located on the southwestern corner of the Olympic Peninsula, its rain-drenched lands embrace a wealth of natural resources.

Who is the leader of the Quinault tribe?

The Quinault Indian Nation elected Guy Capoeman as the new president during its 2021 Annual General Council Meeting last Friday.

What language do Quinault speak?

Quinault is a Salishan language of Washington state. The last fluent speaker of Quinault passed on in 1996, but many elders remember something of the language, and some young Quinaults are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

What tribe is Fawn Sharp?

President Fawn Sharp of the Quinault Indian Nation is serving her fifth term as President and CEO of the Quinault Indian Nation. Born on the Quinault Reservation, she lives on beautiful Lake Quinault with her mother and her four children.

Who is president of the National Congress of American Indians?

Fawn R. Sharp
Fawn R. Sharp serves as the 23rd President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native tribal government organization in the country. President Sharp was elected on October 24, 2019 at NCAI’s 76th Annual Convention & Marketplace.