Heritage Manager Connie McCloud gave a blessing, and the Culture Department sang before Tribal Councilmembers shared their thoughts about the site’s history, the new building’s importance and symbolism of how much the Tribe has grown in the decades since administrative functions took place out of trailer space.Ĭhairman Bill Sterud and other councilmembers noted that the old Cascadia center, once Cushman Indian Hospital, once towered over the area. PUYALLUP RESERVATION, Tacoma, Wash.-The Puyallup Tribe has broken ground on a brand new Tribal Administration building.Ībout 100 people turned out on a cold Friday morning for a ceremony held for Tribal community members and employees on March 24.
