PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1327 followers · 13077 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org#SwinomishPeople aka #PeopleOfTheSalmon , make up the federally recognized #tribe comprising the #CoastSalish people who are #descendants of the original tribes that lived in the surrounding areas. Their #culture is centered around saltwater resources, local flora, and fauna.
In 1991, the Tribe & BNSF signed an #agreement that #required the #railway company to #inform the #Reservation #community of the type of cargo contained on any #train
https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/pop-culture/bnsf-train-derailment-who-swinomish-indian-people-revealed-diesel-spill-strengthens-legal-case-railways
#swinomishpeople #peopleofthesalmon #tribe #coastsalish #descendants #culture #agreement #required #railway #inform #reservation #community #train #indigenous #firstnations #pnw