http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quileute_people : The
Quileute , also known as the
Quillayute , are a
Native American people in western
Washingtonstate in the
United States, currently numbering approximately 2000. The Quileute people settled onto the
Quileute Indian Reservation after signing the
Quinault Treaty in 1855. It is located near the southwest corner of
Clallam County, Washington at the mouth of the
Quillayute River on the
Pacific coast. The reservation's main population center is the community of
La Push, Washington. The
2000 census reported an official resident population of 371 people on the reservation, which has a land area of 4.061 km² (1.5678 sq mi, or 1,003.4
acres).They have their own government inside the United States that consists of a tribal council with staggered terms. The current tribal council consists of: Carol Hatch (chair), Tony Foster (vice-chair), DeAnna Hobson (secretary), and Anna Rose Counsell (treasurer).
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