The Suquamish Tribe of Washington accepted the return of a one-acre state park that was home to all the ancestors of the tribe.

The tribe held a ceremony yesterday to accept title to Old Man House State Park. Tribal members paddled canoes to the site, home to a major tribal village where Chief Sealth, the namesake of Seattle, once lived.

The land will continue to be managed as a state park but under tribal control.

Get the Story:
Acre of land finds its way home to the Suquamish Tribe (The Seattle Times 7/1)
'It Is a Good Day to be Suquamish' (The Kitsap Sun 7/1)
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Relevant Links:
Suquamish Tribe - http://www.suquamish.nsn.us
Suquamish Olalla Neighbors - http://www.soneighbors.org

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Washington returns state park to Suquamish Tribe (08/13)
Editorial: Return state park to Suquamish Tribe (8/11)
Decision on returning state park to tribe awaited (08/02)
Decision near on returning park to Suquamish Tribe (06/14)
Opinion: Support return of land to Suquamish Tribe (01/08)
Suquamish Tribe wants to manage state park (11/17)
Non-Indians oppose tribal control of Wash. park (07/16)