out the competition. Thus, it is not only the state that delays and complicates procedures. Despite such opposition, the Coast Salish see themselves as a transboundary, cohesive group that has been developing a program to restore and protect the natural environment since 2007. To that end, representatives of both Canadian and U.S. Salish tribes gathered on the Cowichan reservation in British Columbia and the Tulalip reservation in Washington from January 24–26, 2007, and February 27–29, 2008, respectively. These meetings have been held since 2005. Their participants consider themselves responsible for the entire coast claimed by Salish tribes, and consequently call it Salish Sea. In light of the Olympic Winter Games planned on the territory of the Squamish and the St'at'imc as well as other Salish tribes, a section of the Squamish, particularly the Native Youth Movement, opposes the expropriation of the territory they claim (No Olympics on Stolen Land). The leaders of the so-called four host tribes, the Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, on the other hand, support the Olympics and derive profits from them. The ten Salish tribes that have applied for recognition but are not recognized in the United States include (as of 15. February 2007) in Washington include the Steilacoom Tribe, the Snohomish Tribe of Indians (denied in 2004), the Samish Tribe of Indians, the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians, the Jamestown Clallam, the Snoqualmie Tribal Organization, the Duwamish Tribe (denied in 2002), the resp. Chinook Indian Tribe/Chinook Nation (rejected 2003), the Snoqualmoo Tribe of Whidbey Island. In Oregon, the Tchinouk Indians are not recognized (rejected 1986). The Mitchell Bay Band of San Juan Islands is similarly unrecognized. See also Geschichte der First Nations History of British Columbia History of Washington (state) References Homer G. Barnett: The Coast Salish of British Columbia, Eugene: Oregon University Press 1955. David M. Buerge: Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction, University of Washington Libraries, o. J. Keith Carlson: The Power of Place, The Problem of Time: A Study of History and Aboriginal Collective Identity, Dissertation, Department of History, University of British Columbia, 2003. Keith Carlson (Hg.): The Sto:lo in Canada's Pacific Coast History, Chilliwack, British Columbia 1997. Darren Friesen: Canada's Other Newcomers: Aboriginal Interactions with People from the Pacific, Thesis, University of Saskatchewan, 2006. Alexander Harmon: Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound, University of Oklahoma Press, 1998. Michael Kew: History of Coastal British Columbia