Quil Ceda Village

Quil Ceda Village (qʷəl'sidəʔ ʔalʔaltəd in Lushootseed) is a municipality established by the federally recognized Tulalip Tribes of Washington within the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Snohomish County. It includes the Quil Ceda Village Business Park, a commercial development constructed and operated by the tribe. The tribe developed the 495-acre (200.32 hectare) village and related business park to further its goal to diversify its economy with funds generated by its successful casino operations, the first enterprise in the business park.

The retail section began with Walmart and Home Depot stores in 2001. In 2004, the tribe signed a deal with a developer for a retail mall, and in 2005 the tribe opened a 125-tenant open-air mall, known as Seattle Premium Outlets, at the business park. It will also develop a cinema complex and hotel.

The Business Park contains the Tulalip Resort Casino, big box stores Walmart and Home Depot, Seattle Premium Outlets (a 500,000-square foot (46,452-square meter), 125-tenant open-air mall opened in 2005),Cabela's, and several restaurants, such as Bob's Burger and Brew, Olive Garden, and the Ram Brewery.

In 2001, the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the Village's status as a tribal municipality, and the IRS "designated the village as a political subdivision of the federally recognized tribe" under provisions of the Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act of 1982. It provides essential government functions. Quil Ceda Village is the first tribal political subdivision in the nation established under this Act, and the only federal municipality besides Washington, D.C. The village is chartered by the tribe as a consolidated borough with a council-manager government.

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