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Upper Skagit Tribe

An original signatory of the Treaty of Point Elliott, the Upper Skagit people are descended from a tribe with ten separate villages on the Upper Skagit and Sauk Rivers in Washington state. Our ancestors eventually consolidated, but a separate reservation was not originally established, and some tribal members had to reside on other reservations, primarily Swinomish. Our Tribe received formal federal recognition in early 1970s, with land put into trust for the tribe in 1984.

The Tribe provides limited primary care services in a 4,500 SF medical clinic built in 1995. Health programs are funded through the IHS. The user population in 1998 was 408. The Tribe operates the following programs:

  • Family Services Program, including outpatient primary care, public health nursing, community health representatives, substance abuse counseling, nutrition, and mental health
  • Patients may also receive direct medical care services at the Lummi Tribal Health Centers
  • Northwest Washington Service Unit Health Board (NWSUHB) member
  • Part-time sanitarian services, including supervision of contaminated waste handling, food handling permits, health inspections of tribal facilities, water quality and sewage management, vector control and solid waste disposal

picture of Upper Skagit Tribal Health Contact Information:
Upper Skagit Tribal Health
25959 Community Plaza Way
Sedro Wolley, WA 98284
Phone: 360-856-4200



 


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