“The Samish Indian Nation's new affordable housing project spans 2 acres of tribal land in Anacortes. The project, called Xwch'ángteng, contains 14 two-bedroom cottages that are ADA-ready, along with a new community center and playground. Samish tribal members who are seniors, disabled, and low-income will get priority for the new cottages, which are each roughly 1,000 square feet.
Tom Wooten, tribal chairman of the Samish Indian Nation, said there hasn’t been a Samish village in over 125 years.
‘We’ve always had people living here, residing at our traditional territories as individuals, but this is the first time we’ve located [Samish elders] in one place,’ Wooten said at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Xwch'ángteng on Friday.
‘This is me trying to bring back our families,’ he added.”
—Segment from article by KUOW online.