Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve — Attraction in Marysville

It's an absolutely beautiful facility. If you aren't a big reader it could be done in three hours or less. The parking and bathrooms are very easily accessible to all. They have a gift shop off to the side of main entrance but inside the entrance doors. You do NOT need to purchase tickets for the gift shop!

They have made a long house where you can watch some of the history and culture on a screen, and there's a really cool fire pit in the ground that will light up during certain part of the presentation!

Through our the facility, they have some really nice displays to recognize tribes members and those who also served in the armed forces. I felt so much gratitude and was amazed.

I forget the name of the room it's in but you can search their database of the tribe for people (sorry if I'm not saying in correctly, we were rushed by arriving si late, ugh) and there was a wall of genealogy!! this was my favorite part! For the tribes members this must be so meaningful and special. It was awesome!😭🙌

I loved getting to learn about the different members in the tribes from past and current generations who had made a difference. Some of the matriarchs were so inspiring to me especially

Switching topics, as heartbreaking and disgusting as history was at times, I also appreciate that this place is a record of some very serious injustices- so that no one can say these things didn't happen.😭😭💔 And I'm so glad the tribe can publicly post the truth about the treaty of Point Elliot, their tribal sovereignty, and so on. Some of this center has a heavy feel to it as I think it should ( it did for me and if you take time to read, be prepared for some extra emotions). For another example, reading about the boarding school history (which I already know some of), there, standing in their facility looking at the pictures, that was very heavy. It really broke my heart...

Unfortunately we didn't make it up there with much time. My son & Dil were in town to visit and by the time we all met up there our plans were way off and we only had like an hour and a half. We didn't get to experience some of it but I hope to go back.

For my family, it's a great place to learn to appreciate a local culture, be more informed and respectful of Tulalip Tribes history and you can gain more understanding of what it's like living off the land, which is such a huge part of their identity and I love. Growing up 30minutes from here, I had to/got to😁 learn some history in public schools but it's a better experience here. In school they just barely glazed over it.

Oh! The languages wall was also really...

I have driving my car hundreds of times up and down I-5 freeway and the only thing I knew about the Tualip Tribes is that, they owned a very nice large casino that can be seen by the freeway, That all changed the day I attended a drum circle put on by Hibulb Cultural Center. The drum circle was held in the Longhouse part of the museum, it was described as sacred and was treated as so...The person in charge was a man named Cary Williams he shook hands and even gave some hugs as he greeted everyone... one by one as they entered the room.He began to sing and played his drum loud and proud. The hair on back of my arm stood straight up and we hung on every word. This was not a show to entertain us, He told us he played for love of the Snohomish tribe past and present, the love of his family, the children and the next generations.This was a big part of who he was,....A true class act...

That is not all...he told us stories in between each of the songs..heartfelt stories...of the beauty of the spawning salmon and the cycle of life..the song of the eagle above and the whales in Puget Sound .He also told us on how important the cedar tree was to his people and how it smelled and how he enjoyed watching it as it danced in the wind,

He then pointed to the ceiling where large round cedar logs constructed the room we were in and thank the cedar trees for giving its life for the Tualip Tribes. It truly became a religious experience. It changed me forever...

I still drive on I-5....but now I always look to the west to the proud people of the Tualip Tribes and think of the phase...

We had a wonderful visit there and highly highly recommend it. The building is gorgeous and has beautiful cultural details incorporated into the design. The staff were so friendly and patient and helpful. We spent 3 hours here but you could easily spend a whole day if you wanted. They have mixed-media exhibits like videos, photographs, illustrations, letters, interviews. They do an excellent job discussing their roots and highlighting important tribal members and their contributions, and also describing all of the current projects the tribe is working on. They have a great hands-on reading exhibit for children where they can learn cultural stories, and other hands-on exhibits let you practice different weaving techniques. The gift shop has a variety of options from indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. Overall extremely enjoyable, 10 out of...