Join Us for a Special Co-hosted Humanities Program at Heron's Key, located at 4340 Borgen Blvd.

Join Harbor History Museum Executive Director, Stephanie Lile as she co-hosts, along with Heron's Key, a presentation and discussion on the first peoples of Gig Harbor—the sx̌ʷəbabš (Swift Water People). 

Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Keating will walk us through the socio-cultural history of the spuyaləpabš and their relatives the sx̌ʷəbabš. She will also discuss the modern day impacts of historic events, the Puyallup Tribe’s connection to the Gig Harbor area today, and the partnerships between the Tribe and organizations such as the Harbor History Museum in uplifting the first peoples of this land.  

Jennifer is a Puyallup Tribal member. She is the Assistant Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Puyallup Tribe’s Historic Preservation Department and Tribal Land Use Planner, specializing in cultural resource protection. She is also a Tribal Sustainability Chair, Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund Advisory Board Member, Citizens for a Healthy Bay PTAC member, and Peninsula School District Native Education parent representative.

Attendees: The presentation is at Heron's Key. Please use the large parking lot on the side of the Heron's Key building, which is accessed by a driveway off of Athena Drive (just off Borgen Blvd). There will be volunteers waiting to greet you and guide you into the building. 

To RSVP, please email Robin Harrison at operations@harborhistorymuseum.org.