Tulalip Tribes board member Les Parks recounted how the tribes started a bingo hall in 1983 where the Quil Ceda Creek Casino now stands. “We thank you for the good work of our elders and our past leaders who did hard work with good hearts and minds to help us get to where we are today.” “Creator, we thank you for this day, we thank you for this beautiful gathering,” she said. Then Natosha Gobin gave prayers in both Lushootseed and English. Tulalip drummers started the celebration. More than 250 people gathered in a heated tent Tuesday at the site of the new casino where the old Arby’s and the Tulalip courts and police departments were located.
