Племя Саук-Суайаттль: История и современность

Federally recognized Indian Tribe in Washington (state)

the Sauk people of the American MidwestInfobox country
| conventional long name = Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe
| native name =
| image map = 3625R Sauk Suiattle Reservation Locator Map. svg
| map caption = Location of the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe
| capital = Darrington, Washington
| capital type = Headquarters
| languages type = Languages
| languages = Lushootseed, English
| religion = Christianity (incl. syncretic forms); Indigenous folk religion
| demonym = Sauk Suiattle
| membership = 314 350Efn|"314 tribal members and counting." In other parts of the website, the figure is said to be "over 350 individuals" (; The Sauk were also recorded as the Sabbu uqu.

The Sauk Suiattle Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation belonging to the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe, located in western Washington state. The reservation was established on July 9, 1984, and was originally 15 acres. By 2008, the reservation had grown to 84 acres. 23 acres are in trust, while the rest is in the process of gaining trust status. The tribe also holds additional lands in trust jointly with the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, and individual citizens own public domain allotments. The reservation is located near the present day town of Darrington. It lies in two non contiguous sections: the largest is in southern Skagit County, comprising , or 73.5 percent of the reservation's total land area and all of its resident population of 45 persons (2000 census); the smaller section , in northern Snohomish County, has a land area of and no resident population.

The tribe operates several services, including education, medical, housing, and natural resources services. The Health and Social Services department of the tribe operates a community clinic in Darrington. The department provides health care, social services, drug and alcohol prevention, rehabilitation, and counseling. The tribe also operates a preschool and daycare on the reservation, where they offer nutrition, language, wellness, and family services. In 2004, the Sauk Suiattle became the first tribe in Washington to receive a tribal Wi Fi hotspot and high speed wireless. The tribe operates a smokeshop and a country store through its economic development group. In early 2021 they opened a Marijuana Store. The tribe has a police department (with six members on the force) and natural resources enforcement (nine members). Under the Point Elliot Treaty, the Sauk Suiattle has fishing rights on the rivers. They are a member of the Skagit River System Cooperative together with the Swinomish.

Around 1855, the Sauk Suiattle were estimated to be around 4,000. By 1924, their population had decreased to 18. In 1985, their population was 260, and by 2008, it was 233. As of 2024, the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe has at least 314 citizens, with some estimates going as high as 350.

The tribe celebrates an annual pow wow, held in August in Darrington, Washington. It also holds traditional stickgames at the same time. The last native speaker of the Lushootseed language within the Sauk Suiattle community, Katherine Brown Joseph, died in 2007.