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Suquamish

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[suh-kwom-ish, -kwaw-mish] / səˈkwɒm ɪʃ, -ˈkwɔ mɪʃ /

noun

  • Suquamishes,
    plural
  • Suquamish
    plural
  1. a member of a Salishan-speaking North American Indian people of Washington, near Puget Sound.


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Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman said, “The increase in tanker traffic in our ancestral fishing grounds threatens the Suquamish Tribe and traditional way of life.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

It was the annual start of the Suquamish and Muckleshoot tribes’ Green River Chinook treaty fishery.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

It was Oliver’s dream to see 100 canoes from nations up and down the region land together on the shores, his daughter Marylin Bard said at a ceremony in Suquamish on Saturday.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

Hundreds of tents filled Suquamish land, near wayfinders for the grave of Chief Seattle, siʔaɬ, a Duwamish and Suquamish leader and the namesake for canoe families’ upcoming destination across the water.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

I belong in Suquamish, with all of you.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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