Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

For the Sauk people of the American Midwest, see Sauk people.
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
saʔqʷəbixʷ-suyaƛ̕bixʷ
Location of the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe
HeadquartersDarrington, Washington
LanguagesLushootseed, English
Religion
Christianity (incl. syncretic forms); Indigenous folk religion
DemonymSauk-Suiattle
Enrolled citizens314-350
GovernmentTribal Council
• Chairperson
Nino Maltos
• Vice Chair
Nino Maltos Sr.
Domestic dependent nation 
within the United States
• Treaty
1855
• Formed
1946
• Recognized
September 17, 1975
Website
sauk-suiattle.com

The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe (Lushootseed: saʔqʷəbixʷ-suyaƛ̕bixʷ), commonly known as the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, is a federally recognized tribe of Sauk people located in western Washington state. Historically, the tribe lived along the banks of the Sauk, Suiattle, Cascade, Stillaguamish, and Skagit rivers, in the area known as Sauk Prairie at the foot of Whitehorse Mountain in the North Cascade Range.


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