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Seattle (c. 1780~86 – June 7, 1866; Lushootseed: siʔaɬ, IPA: [ˈsiʔaːɬ]; usually styled as Chief 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 .
Suquamish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.The population was 4,266 at the 2020 census. [3] Comprising the Port Madison Indian Reservation, it is the burial site of Chief Seattle and was the site of the Suquamish tribe winter longhouse known as the Old Man House.
Years later, Seattle schoolchildren raised money for a headstone. [4] The Chronicle of Holy Names Academy reported: May 29, 1896. With the death of Angeline Seattle died the last of the direct descendants of the great Chief Seattle for whom this city was named. Angeline—Princess Angeline—as she was generally called, was famous all over the ...
The Seattle Times. Seattle History : 150 Years: Seattle By and By. p. 1. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006 and Ibid (27 May 2001). "The settlers saw trees, endless trees. The natives saw the spaces between the trees". The Seattle Times. Seattle History : 150 Years: Seattle By and By. p. 2.
The Old Man House was the largest winter longhouse in what is now the U.S. state of Washington, once standing on the shore of Puget Sound.It was the center of the Suquamish village of dxʷsəq̓ʷəb on Agate Pass, just south of the present-day town of Suquamish.
[4] [5] The statue was the first commissioned in Seattle [3] [5] and only the city's second piece of public art in all. [ 3 ] After unsuccessful proposals to move the statue to locations such as Duwamish Head , Denny Park , and Pioneer Square , the statue was removed for cleaning in anticipation of the Century 21 Exposition of 1962.
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The name "Seattle" for the city (c. 1853) [34] is an Anglicization of si'áb Si'ahl, the Duwamish and Suquamish chief (si'áb, high status man). [35] The name for the city is attributed to 'Doc' Maynard, a complex figure, who named the city after Chief Seattle, an enigmatic one. [36]