Around Indian Country

•The Tulalip Tribes and the Tulalip Casino sponsor Native American Appreciation Night at Safeco Field. Tulalip Tribes Chairman, Stan Jones, Sr. throws out the first pitch to get the Seattle Mariners game going.

•The Tulalip Casino and Seattle’s KIRO TV partner together to create the reality style television program “Tulalip Casino Nights”.  In the prime time series, team Hit Men eliminated all other teams for a chance to spin for one million dollars, which they won.

•The Suquamish Tribe wins custody of  Old Man House State Park the ancestral  home of Chief Sealth for whom the city of Seattle is named. The park will remain open to the general public.