Financial Literacy Dinner
May 21, 2024
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Date/Time
May 21, 2024 12:00am -
Host Organization
Nisqually Indian Tribe -
Contact
http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/
(360) 456-5221
Nisqually Indian Tribe
4820 She-Nah-Num Drive SE
Olympia, WA, 98513
(360) 456-5221
The Nisqually people have lived in the watershed for thousands of years. According to legend, the Squalli-absch (ancestors of the modern Nisqually Indian Tribe), came north from the Great Basin, crossed the Cascade Mountain Range and erected their first village in a basin now known as Skate Creek, just outside the Nisqually River Watershed's southern boundary. Later, a major village would be located near the Mashel River.
The Nisqually have always been a fishing people. The salmon has not only been the mainstay of their diet, but the foundation of their culture as well. The Nisqually Tribe is the prime steward of the Nisqually River fisheries resources, and operate two fish hatcheries: one on Clear Creek and one on Kalama Creek.
