S’Klallam chairman pushes for control over Protection Island

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 1,424

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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The proposal to transfer two federally managed wildlife refuges into tribal trust is part of a broader regional and national movement to return management of ancestral lands to Tribes, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Chairman and CEO W. Ron Allen told Jefferson County commissioners.

The transfer proposal, supported by U.S. Rep. Emily Randall as the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Land Transfer Act of 2026, follows a 2024 co-management agreement between the Tribe and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

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