Mythologies of the Nisqually Tribe
Nisqually Tribe 4820 She-Nah-Num Drive S.E. Olympia, WA 98513 Phone: (360) 456-5221 Toll free: (877) 768-8886 The Nisqually /nɪsˈkwɔːliː/ is a Lushootseed -speaking Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States . They are a Southern Coast Salish people. They are federally recognized as the Nisqually Indian Tribe , formerly known as the Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation . The tribe lives on a reservation in the Nisqually River valley near the river delta. The Nisqually Indian Reservation , at 47°01′12″N 122°39′27″W , comprises 20.602 km² (7.955 sq mi) of land area on both sides of the river, in western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County . In the 2000 census , it had a resident population of 588 persons, all in the Thurston County portion, on the southwest side of the Nisqually River. The tribe moved onto their reservation east of Olympia, Washington ,