Point No Point Treaty

[1] Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, convened the treaty council on January 25, with the S'Klallam, the Chimakum, and the Skokomish tribes.

On the first day of the council, treaty provisions were translated from English to the Chinook Jargon for the 1,200 natives who assembled at the sand spit they called Hahdskus,[1] across Admiralty Inlet from Whidbey Island.

Skokomish leader Hool-hol-tan expressed concern about finding sufficient food in the new locations, and did not like the lands being offered as a reservation.

But by the next morning, the various chiefs and headmen returned under white flags to add their marks to the treaty.

It had already been prepared by the United States representatives in its final form; they had no intention of using it as a basis for negotiations.