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Philip Starr Administration Building
39015-A 172nd AVE SE 
Auburn, WA 98092

Hours

Mon 8:00am - 5:00pm

Tue 8:00am - 5:00pm

Wed 8:00am - 5:00pm

Thu 8:00am - 5:00pm

Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

Department Overview

Trust Services provides local assistance to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Tribal members, and trust landowners on issues that arise with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA).

Current Land Statistics

Land Owned by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Fee Property

  • On-Reservation: 484 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 933 acres
  • Off-Reservation - Forest Land: 104,149 acres

Trust Property

  • On-Reservation: 1,050 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 176 acres

Trust Property Owned by Tribal Members

  • On-Reservation: 1,063 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 15 acres

Services Provided

Trust Services provides local assistance to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Tribal members, and trust landowners on issues that arise with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA). Trust Services includes:

Leasing

Trust Services assists with obtaining leases on trust land, including surveys, environmental documents, appraisals, landowner consent, execution of leases, and BIA approval.

Right-of-Ways and Service Line Agreements

Trust Services will assist in the obtainment of a right-of-way or a service line agreement to extend roadways and utilities to trust property.

Gift Conveyance

Trust Services helps landowners in conveying gifts of their interest in trust property.

Land Sales

Trust Services helps landowners sell their trust land. This includes working in the landowner's best interest on the sale and having the sale approved by the BIA.

Probate

Trust Services will help family members with filing for or locating the BIA Indian Probate of a loved one's estate.

Estate Planning

Trust Services assists Tribal members with estate planning process by obtaining Indian land inventories and providing will drafting services through an outside attorney.

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Overseen Programs

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Highlights of 2023

Read about this program's achievements in the 2023 Muckleshoot Annual Report.

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

2023 Muckleshoot Annual Report

Tribal Government Departments
Trust Services
Page last updated:
March 5, 2024
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visit

Philip Starr Administration Building
39015-A 172nd AVE SE 
Auburn, WA 98092

Hours

Mon 8:00am - 5:00pm

Tue 8:00am - 5:00pm

Wed 8:00am - 5:00pm

Thu 8:00am - 5:00pm

Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

Department Overview

Trust Services provides local assistance to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Tribal members, and trust landowners on issues that arise with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA).

Current Land Statistics

Land Owned by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

Fee Property

  • On-Reservation: 484 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 933 acres
  • Off-Reservation - Forest Land: 104,149 acres

Trust Property

  • On-Reservation: 1,050 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 176 acres

Trust Property Owned by Tribal Members

  • On-Reservation: 1,063 acres
  • Off-Reservation: 15 acres

Services Provided

Trust Services provides local assistance to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Tribal members, and trust landowners on issues that arise with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA). Trust Services includes:

Leasing

Trust Services assists with obtaining leases on trust land, including surveys, environmental documents, appraisals, landowner consent, execution of leases, and BIA approval.

Right-of-Ways and Service Line Agreements

Trust Services will assist in the obtainment of a right-of-way or a service line agreement to extend roadways and utilities to trust property.

Gift Conveyance

Trust Services helps landowners in conveying gifts of their interest in trust property.

Land Sales

Trust Services helps landowners sell their trust land. This includes working in the landowner's best interest on the sale and having the sale approved by the BIA.

Probate

Trust Services will help family members with filing for or locating the BIA Indian Probate of a loved one's estate.

Estate Planning

Trust Services assists Tribal members with estate planning process by obtaining Indian land inventories and providing will drafting services through an outside attorney.

Related Resources

No items found.

Overseen Programs & Services

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