Bringing Old Man House Park Home


At the request of the Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish Olalla Neighbors collaborated on efforts to return Old Man House Park to the Tribe. We helped organize a public involvement process that allowed hundreds of people to weigh in on the management of the park and organized a campaign to let the State Parks and Recreation Commission know of our concerns. 


The tribe has waited about 99 years to re-attain the land and shouldn’t have to wait an even 100 to realize this.

North Kitsap Herald
September 19,2003

Suquamish Tribe Welcomes
Old Man House home!

On June 30, 2005, the Suquamish Tribe received the deed to Old Man House Park from Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission officials at a joyous and tearful ceremony. The park has never looked more beautiful than it did filled with people from the tribe whose ancestral village was sited there.  Read news reports of this momentous day:
Acre of land finds its way home to the Suquamish Tribe, The Seattle Times
It Is a Good Day to be Suquamish, Kitsap Sun
Old Man finally comes home, North Kitsap Herald
 


Old Man House Park Returned to Tribe

Old Man House Park 2004 Campaign

Old Man House Park Background Information

Old Man House Park Final Management Plan

February 2004 Bremerton Sun Opinion Article

January 2004 Seattle Post Intelligencer Op-ed Article

Suquamish Olalla Neighbors Resolution on Old Man House Park

Old Man House Park Bandana

A Letter of Support

Lutheran Public Policy Office Letter on Old Man House Park

North Kitsap Herald editorial

Old Man House Park Newsletter

Old Man House Park Community Survey