S'Klallam in the Salish Language means "Strong People"
The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe evolved from several communities of the S'Klallam people, and are related to Tribes in British Columbia as well as the Puget Sound area. The present day S'Klallam Tribe is divided into three bands - the Jamestown S'Klallam, the Lower Elwha Klallam and the Port Gamble S'Klallam.
In 1874, a small band of S’Klallam families purchased 210-acres near the mouth of the Dungeness River, divided the land among families members, and named the small community Jamestown for their leader, Chief Lord James Balch. The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe remained independent on this land through the 1930s while other bands of S'Klallams were moved to reservations, but they lost formal recognition as an Indian Tribe in the 1950s. In order to re-establish their treaty rights and to better provide for their people, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe sought federal recognition in 1964 and achieved it on February 10, 1981.
Over the years, the Tribe’s land base has since expanded to approximately 275 acres. The area known as "Jamestown" is the historic settlement of the ancestors of this S'Klallam Tribe. Jamestown is located near the mouth of the Dungeness River, traditionally the major fishery for the local S'Klallam people.
Since achieving recognition, the Tribe has worked hard to create programs to assist Tribal members as well as begin building a strong economic base for future needs. The Tribe has steadily expanded its economic base by establishing a variety of Tribal business ventures, including an oyster processing and sales plant, an excavating company, two art galleries, a Tribal fireworks stand, a business park building, a telecommunictions business, an information technologies business, both a commercial and residential construction business and the 7 Cedars Casino.
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