Leschi (Nisqually)
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Chief Leschi was a chief of the Nisqually Tribe of southern Puget Sound, Washington, primarily in the area of the Nisqually River.
Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s
Nisqually people
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The Nisqually are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. They are a Southern Coast Salish people. They are federally recognized as the Nisqually
Leschi (Nisqually)
…River near present La Grande, Washington in what is today southern Pierce County, Washington. He also had an older brother, Quiemuth, and a sister. The Nisqually people (Squalli-Absch - "people of the grass") traditionally occupied a large area along the Nisqually River and its delta at the foot of Puget Sound, an area…
Willie Frank III, elected tribal leader and former Nisqually Tribal Council Chairman (2025)