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THE SUQUAMISH ARE THE FIRST PEOPLES OF THE KITSAP PENINSULA, BAINBRIDGE, BLAKE AND WHIDBEY ISLANDS. SINCE THE POINT ELLIOTT TREATY OF 1855, THE FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBE LIVES ON THE PORT MADISON INDIAN RESERVATION. IT IS LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF PUGET SOUND 18 MILES WEST OF SEATTLE IN THE HEART OF A RURAL RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA. THE TOTAL POPULATION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RESERVATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE 7,640 THAT INCLUDES TRIBAL MEMBERS, OTHER NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKA NATIVES, AND NON-INDIANS. TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP IS 1,151 PERSONS AS OF JULY 2016. TWO YEARS AGO, THE SUQUAMISH TRIBE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SCIENCES NATIVE AMERICAN/NATIVE HAWAIIAN MUSEUM SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM TO REHOUSE AND PHOTOGRAPH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS AND ACCOMPANYING HISTORICAL MATERIALS WITH SITE-ASSOCIATED PROVENANCE. THESE INCLUDE THE OLD MAN HOUSE COLLECTION, THE OLD MAN HOUSE SHORELINE SURVEY ALONG WITH THE MANETTE SITE EXCAVATIONS THAT HAVE YIELDED DELICATE ARTIFACTS, FIELD NOTES, LABORATORY DATA, AND MAPS FROM WORK DONE BETWEEN THE EARLY 1950?S THROUGH THE 1980?S. TOGETHER THESE ITEMS PROVIDE EVIDENCE ABOUT THE SUQUAMISH PEOPLE OVER THE LAST 4,000 YEARS. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AT THE SUQUAMISH MUSEUM, THIS PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE SUQUAMISH TRIBE PROPOSES, AS THE NEXT STEP, TO DIGITIZE THE 410 ARTIFACT PHOTO IMAGES, THE 525 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS, AND THE SUQUAMISH TIMELINE PHOTOS TO UPLOAD TO WEB LINKS FOR INTERNET ACCESS. TRIBAL STAFF AND MEMBERS AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS THAT MOVE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO A LIVING CONTEXT OF THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE THAT CREATED THEM. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THIS WORK WILL DIGITIZE THE MATERIALS BY ADDING EXPLANATORY INFORMATION TO EACH ARTIFACT AND DOCUMENT, AND THEN MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE VIA ONLINE SITES LINKED TO THE SUQUAMISH MUSEUM WEBSITE. WE WILL USE THE PAST PERFECT 5.0 SOFTWARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR EXPLAINING INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS FROM MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE END RESULT WILL BE THAT THESE MATERIALS WILL BE EASILY SEARCHABLE BY TRIBAL MEMBERS, SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS,

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