Suquamish curriculum enters the 2026–27 school year
The Tribe’s own education resources offer families a starting point for learning about the curriculum and asking how it will be used locally.
The Suquamish Tribe’s Since Time Immemorial curriculum is entering classrooms across the region beginning with the 2026–27 school year, according to the Tribe’s Education Division. The curriculum was developed for districts within the Tribe’s traditional lands.
Start with the Tribe’s introduction
The Suquamish curriculum website introduces learning about the Tribe’s history, culture, treaty rights and continuing relationship with its lands and waters from a contemporary perspective. It includes middle- and high-school lesson sections and a welcome from Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman.
The site identifies local school partners including Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Central Kitsap, North Kitsap and South Kitsap, as well as Chief Kitsap Academy. A listed partnership does not establish a particular classroom’s lesson dates; families should ask their school how the curriculum fits into the year.
A useful conversation for families
Ask which course will use the curriculum, when the relevant unit is planned and which Tribe-provided resources families can consult alongside classroom learning. Those questions help connect a regional announcement with a student’s actual schedule.
The Tribe identifies its curriculum materials and images as protected cultural and intellectual property intended for classroom use. Readers looking for the lessons should visit the official resource rather than rely on a reproduced or simplified version. This article introduces the rollout; the Tribe’s educators and materials are the source for the curriculum itself.
Follow the Suquamish Since Time Immemorial website and your school’s communications for details as the school year develops.
Based on official information checked September 10, 2026. Follow the linked sources for subsequent updates.