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Suquamish

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

noun

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


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The state hasn’t brought a new ferry into service since 2018 when Vigor shipyard completed the ferry Suquamish.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Muckleshoot and Suquamish fishers harvested just over 4,000 Chinook in the 12-hour fishery this week.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 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

He sat outside the Suquamish House of Awakened Culture next to his granddaughter Bella as his daughter Sonya Charlie pulled Bella’s hair into tight, neat braids Saturday morning.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

“Yes. Some are federally recognized—the Suquamish, the Tulalip, the Muckleshoot. Others aren’t—the Duwamish, the Chinook, the Snohomish.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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