Chief seattle biography

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Chief Seattle - New World Encyclopedia

  • Chief Seattle was a leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples.

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    • chief seattle letter Seattle was the chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other Puget Sound tribes who befriended white settlers of the region.
    chief seattle died Chief Seattle was a famous 19th century American Indian chief of the Duwamish Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe.
    what was chief seattle famous for The name “Seattle” is an Anglicization of Si'ahl (1780-1866), the most famous dxʷdəwʔabš chief.

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  • Chief Seattle summary: A chief to the Duwamish people his native name is closer to Si'ahl.

    • Chief Seattle (Seattle, Chief Noah [born Si?al 178?-1866 ...

      Seattle was the chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other Puget Sound tribes who befriended white settlers of the region.

    Chief Seattle - New World Encyclopedia

      Learn about the life and legacy of Chief Seattle, a prominent figure among the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples in the Pacific Northwest.

    Chief Si'ahl

     “This we know; The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth.  This we know, all things are connected like the blood which unites one family.  All things are connected”

    --Chief Si’ahl, Namesake of the City of Seattle

    The name “Seattle” is an Anglicization of Si'ahl (1780-1866), the most famous dxʷdəwʔabš chief. Si’ahl's mother Sholeetsa was dxʷdəwʔabš and his father Shweabe was chief of the the Suquamish Tribe. It is said that Si’ahl was born at his mother's dxʷdəwʔabš village of Stukw on the Black River, in what is now the city of Kent.

    As a boy, Si'ahl saw British Captain George Vancouver's ships passing through the Khwulch (Puget Sound) in 1792. Vancouver anchored the ships HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham at the Suquamish summer village at Restoration Point, near the southeast corner of Bainbridge Island. Si'ahl and his father Shweabe saw the British visitors to Puget Sound.

    In the late 1700s and early 1800s, Si'ahl witnessed e

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  • Chief Seattle was a famous 19th century American Indian chief of the Duwamish Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe.
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    Chief Seattle - Wikipedia

      Learn about the life and achievements of Chief Seattle, the Native American leader who gave his name to the city of Seattle.