Skokomish
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.
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Also called Twana. the Salishan language of the Skokomish.
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Etymology
Origin of Skokomish
First recorded in 1850–55; from Skokomish sqwuqwóʔbəš, equivalent to sqwuqwóʔ “river” + -bəš (from earlier -məš ) “people”
Example Sentences
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Oral histories and traditions surrounding the beaked hazelnuts abound in the Kalapuya, Skokomish, Nlaka’pamux, and Gitxsan communities of British Columbia.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 18, 2024
The Skokomish Tribe, descendants of the Twana peoples, called the canal tuwaduq sidaqʷ — the “Twana people’s saltwater,” according to Tom Strong, the tribe’s vice chair and CEO.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
Interviews with elders from the Sto:lo, Skokomish, and other Coast Salish nations painted a very different picture, of cultural repression leading to the loss of the dogs.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
“It’s nice to hear Western science say this is how long you’ve had a relationship with woolly dogs,” says co-author Michael Pavel, a Skokomish Nation knowledge keeper.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
Three or four live upon the Skokomish Reservation at the southern end of Hood’s Canal.
From Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 by Powell, John Wesley
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