Thirty-four years ago, Allen helped create the Centennial Accord, a document that guides tribal and state relationships in Washington. Inslee noted the same thing: “Because 80% of people who work in tribal enterprises are not tribal members.” … Our revenue stays in the community and it spreads around the community. “We are helping Washington state become stronger. “Tribes are a part of the solution to the needs of Washington state,” Allen said. Ron Allen, chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe, had the same message: Formal collaboration between the 29 federally recognized tribes in Washington and state government can benefit all Washingtonians, native or not.
By Isabel Vander Stoep / For The Reflector
