Puyallup Tribal Enterprises is wholly owned by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. PTE manages and grows the Tribe’s business portfolio, giving the Tribe a direct operating role in the regional economy.
The sovereign nation that owns PTE.
The economic development enterprise that manages and grows the Tribe's business portfolio.
Individual companies with their own teams, customers, operations, and markets.
puyaləpabš
The Puyallup People have lived along the shores of what is now called Puget Sound since time immemorial. For generations, the Tribe's way of life has been tied to the Puyallup River, Commencement Bay, and the lands at the center of Tacoma's urban and industrial economy.
For decades, the Puyallup Tribe fought to protect treaty rights, reclaim land, and build a future on its own terms. The Boldt Decision in 1974 affirmed treaty fishing rights. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988 created a new framework for Tribal gaming. The 1990 Land Claims Settlement marked a turning point for the Tribe's ability to shape its own economic future. Reclaimed land became the foundation to build businesses, create jobs, generate income, and sustain the language, culture, services, and community life that depend on long-term resources.
Gaming was the first major expression of that economic foundation. It created revenue the Tribe could put to work, jobs the Tribe could shape, and business experience the Tribe could build on. Over time, that foundation supported new enterprises across fuel, marina, cannabis, golf, industrial leases, hospitality, and other areas of work.
slələʔul'b ʔə tiiɫ ʔəswəliʔil ʔə tiiɫ huyalikʷilcadiʔ
'the history of the origin of the making money office'
In December 2022, with the unanimous support of Tribal Council, the Tribe reorganized its business operations under Puyallup Tribal Enterprises. The reorganization created a dedicated structure to expand the companies, develop land, and build operating depth behind the Tribe's economic foundation.
Today, PTE stewards that economic foundation through operating companies, development projects, and partnerships. PTE grows the companies already in place, builds new opportunities, and keeps Tribal holdings productive for the Tribe's long-term future.
To put Tribal land and enterprise to work for the strength, ownership, and self-determination of the Puyallup Tribe. Puyallup Tribal Enterprises’ goal is to maximize the social and economic value of Puyallup Tribal assets to build a sustainable future for all.
To build one of the most capable Tribal enterprises and a model for economic self-determination.
Meet the team setting direction across the enterprise.
