Rio Jaime

Vice Chairman | Quileute Nation

Rio Jaime is a Quileute Tribal member currently serving as the Quileute Tribal Council Vice Chairman. He has served on the Tribal Council for four terms in total with over eight years of experience. Rio has also held positions as the Quileute Events Director and as a Culture Teacher for the Quileute Tribal School.

The Quileute Tribe is located along the Pacific Coast on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. According to the Quileute creation stories, Kwati the transformer, changed wolves into the Quileute people. This creation story was utilized in the inspiration the book (and movie) franchise Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyer, which launched the Quileute Tribe into the public eye.