Snoqualmie Falls in Washington is a place of healing and transformation for the Snoqualmie Tribe and other tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Meher Anand Kasam / Wikimedia Commons
Two Washington tribes appear to be at odds over development near the sacred Snoqualmie Falls. The Muckleshoot Tribe and the Snoqualmie Tribe both bid on the Salish Lodge and Spa but the Muckleshoots won out in 2007. The Muckleshoots then started moving forward with plans to expand the property, which is located near the falls. The Snoqualmies have since launched a public relations campaign called Save Snoqualmie Falls to protect the area from development. The main target has been a transportation project approved by the city of Snoqualmie -- not the Muckleshoots. But that was based on the belief that the Muckleshoots would not develop the land above the falls due to its sacred nature. The tribe in fact plans to build a hotel, convention center and housing in that area, KING 5 News reported. Still, the tribes aren't clashing outwardly at the moment. The Muckleshoots hope to engage in "productive government-to-government discussions" with the Snoqualmies once a cultural resources study is complete, according to a statement provided to KING 5 News. Get the Story:
Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot Tribes dispute development plans near falls (KING 5 News 5/10)
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