Rooted in Our Community. Responsible to Our Future.

My name is Louie Ungaro. My Indian name is Shedulk, and I come from the Daniels and Courville families. I have spent my life practicing our treaty rights, learning from our Elders, and working to protect the lands, waters, and lifeways that make us Muckleshoot.

Serving on the Muckleshoot Tribal Council is a responsibility I take seriously. I believe every Tribal member deserves fair representation, regardless of what family they come from, their personal history, or where they stand in our community.

We may not always agree, but everyone deserves to be heard, treated with respect, and advocated for. I believe in reciprocity. Our ancestors made sacrifices and decisions that created opportunities for us today. Now it is our responsibility to do the same for those who will come after us. Every decision we make becomes part of that cycle.

As a member of the Muckleshoot School Commission, I help make difficult decisions about the future of our children and our education system. I approach those decisions with fairness, recognizing that the consequences can reach far beyond the present moment.

I am also working to establish a Traditional Ecological Knowledge Center, grounded in the understanding that our lands, waters, plants, and animals are our original teachers. Protecting these relationships is essential to our culture, our sovereignty, and our future.

My service on the Board of Directors of the Native American Rights Fund continues a relationship of advocacy and support that our Tribe has maintained for decades. Whether I am in our community, in Washington, D.C., before Congress, or attending federal court proceedings, I believe it is my responsibility to show up, ask difficult questions, and hold decision-makers accountable to the needs of our people.

I do this work because I believe in Muckleshoot. I believe in our people, our strength, and our ability to care for one another.

It is an honor to serve, and I remain committed to doing this work for every generation.