Nooksack Indian Tribe Email Format
Government AdministrationWashington, United States51-200 Employees
The Nooksack Indian Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in Deming, Washington, about 17 miles east of Bellingham. It operates as a government administration with eight elected officials and a network of departments that provide community services. The tribe is the largest employer in eastern Whatcom County and traces its origins to the Point Elliott treaty of 1855, with an enrollment around 2,000 and a land base estimated at 444.53. The tribe maintains several business entities alongside its administration, including the Nooksack Market Centre, Nooksack River Casino, Nooksack Northwood Casino, and a construction company. In recent developments, the tribe announced a SpaceX partnership in 2021 to pursue rural internet access, and in 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice selected the tribe for a project to enable data sharing with national crime information databases.