Duwamish

[doo-wah-mish]

noun

plural

Duwamish 

1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Duwamish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Duwamish¹

First recorded in 1855–60 in reference to the Duwamish River; from Lushootseed Dxʷdəwʔabš, Dkhʷ'Duw'Absh “People Inside the Bay” (Elliott Bay), a self-designation

Example Sentences

Making Lee a Duwamish character was not only an opportunity for creating representation, but it also helped to further ground the stakes for the character, who, in addition to trying to have a baby, is fighting to keep her home.

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The “Duwamish are not federally recognized,” says Gladstone, so Lee keeping her house that they share “was an act of resistance.”

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Approaching the Duwamish Waterway Park on 10th Avenue South, marchers carried signs, Palestinian flags and white kites.

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Talia Braester, one of the event organizers, held a white kite posted on a bamboo-like stick while standing near the Duwamish playground.

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The marchers continued to the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center.

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