Posted on Mar 18, 2022
Seattle will return 270 artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe
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The Upper Skagit Tribe will soon reclaim hundreds of historic artifacts from the city of Seattle that were uncovered during construction projects.
The city has had the stone and bone artifacts in its possession for most of the past decade, but on Tuesday the Seattle City Council voted that the tribe — not the city — should have ownership of them. It was a unanimous vote, 8-0, sponsored by Councilmember Sara Nelson.
The Upper Skagit Tribe formerly had a permanent winter village along the Skagit River. Part of the land is now considered property of the city of Seattle as part of the city-owned Gorge Inn, a dining hall and historical site in Newhalem.
The town is a historic Seattle City Light company town, near four hydroelectric dams the city operates. The city has three dams on the Skagit River and one on Newhalem Creek (near Newhalem and Concrete, Wash.) to generate hydropower for Seattle.
The city has had the stone and bone artifacts in its possession for most of the past decade, but on Tuesday the Seattle City Council voted that the tribe — not the city — should have ownership of them. It was a unanimous vote, 8-0, sponsored by Councilmember Sara Nelson.
The Upper Skagit Tribe formerly had a permanent winter village along the Skagit River. Part of the land is now considered property of the city of Seattle as part of the city-owned Gorge Inn, a dining hall and historical site in Newhalem.
The town is a historic Seattle City Light company town, near four hydroelectric dams the city operates. The city has three dams on the Skagit River and one on Newhalem Creek (near Newhalem and Concrete, Wash.) to generate hydropower for Seattle.
Seattle will return 270 artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The artifacts currently are held in a curation facility in Marblemount that is run by the National Park Service, which is where Townsend expects them to stay even after the Upper Skagit Tribe takes ownership.
Townsend said City Light pays up to $25,000 a year for the curation of artifacts at the Marblemount facility, and these pieces will now be a part of that arrangement. If the Upper Skagit Tribe chooses to do so in the future, it will be able to move the artifacts to another approved curation facility, its headquarters or another location."...
..."The artifacts currently are held in a curation facility in Marblemount that is run by the National Park Service, which is where Townsend expects them to stay even after the Upper Skagit Tribe takes ownership.
Townsend said City Light pays up to $25,000 a year for the curation of artifacts at the Marblemount facility, and these pieces will now be a part of that arrangement. If the Upper Skagit Tribe chooses to do so in the future, it will be able to move the artifacts to another approved curation facility, its headquarters or another location."...
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