Duwamish people
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The Duwamish are a Lushootseed-speaking Southern Coast Salish people in western Washington, and the Indigenous people of metropolitan Seattle.
Seattle waterfront with moored Indian canoes (c. 1892)
Cheshiahud and others in a canoe on Lake Union (c. 1885)
Duwamish man and woman, Old Tom and Madeline, Portage Bay, Seattle, c. 1904. "Old Tom" is likely Cheshiahud
Cecile Hansen, chairwoman of the Duwamish Tribe, 2011
Chief Seattle
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Seattle was a leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with Doc Maynard. T
Duwamish people
…tribal businesses, casinos, schools, and other services, and they work closely with state, federal, and city affairs in the Seattle area and beyond. Seattle (Suquamish/Duwamish, c. 1784 – c. 1866), military leader and diplomat Angeline (c. 1820 – c. 1896), Chief Seattle's daughter and basket maker, one of…
The only known photograph of Seattle (c. 1864)
Chief Seattle's bust in the city of Seattle
Statue of Chief Seattle, 1908 by James When, Tilikum Place, Seattle, Washington. The statue is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Closeup of Chief Seattle's tombstone in Suquamish, Washington