Everett council to consider tribal land acknowledgement
Published 4:12 pm Monday, August 23, 2021
EVERETT — The Everett City Council could join Edmonds, Snohomish County and other governments and organizations that acknowledge Native American stewardship of and existence on the land they occupy.
The council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a land acknowledgement recognizing the historic role the sduhubš people, Anglicized as Snohomish, had in what is now Everett.
Edmonds is believed to be the first city council in the state to adopt such a statement in 2019. Other governments and organizations have since followed.
The Everett City Council meeting is at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and can be heard by calling 425-616-3920, with conference ID 724-887-726#, or watched online at www.everettwa.gov/408/Everett-Channel.
