Tillicum Village

[1] Tillicum Village occupies approximately 5 acres (2 ha) of leased land within Blake Island State Park.

Guests eat a buffet meal featuring the just-cooked salmon,[3] after which a 25-minute[4] performance is provided including filmed storytelling by Roger Fernandes of the Klallam tribe illustrated by the Tillicum Village dancers, who wear traditional masks.

[6] Bill Hewitt, a local restaurant owner, founded Tillicum Village in 1962, the year of the Seattle World's Fair.

[5][7][9] In 1993, President Clinton hosted the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the Tillicum Village longhouse.

[7][9][10] In 2021, Argosy Cruises ended its Tillicum Excursion due to revenue losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tillicum Village in June 2023
Salmon cooking around fire pit.
Salmon cook on stakes around fire pits in Tillicum Village. August 2017.
World leaders at Tillicum Village during the 1993 APEC summit.