Duwamish Tribe

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The Duwamish Tribe is a Coast Salish Native American people indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, known as the region’s original inhabitants and central to its early history and culture.

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Duwamish Tribe canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
Indigenous people
Native American tribe
advocatesFor cultural preservation
environmental protection
land rights
alsoAssociatedWith Suquamish Tribe
associatedCity Seattle
associatedRiver Duwamish River
country United States
culturalCenterIn West Seattle
culture Coast Salish culture
ethnicGroupOf Seattle, Washington area
hasAncestralTerritory Black River
Green River
Lake Union
Lake Washington
Puget Sound region
hasOrganization Duwamish Tribal Services
hasSettlementType longhouse
historicalRole central to early history of Seattle
original inhabitants of Seattle area
indigenousTo Duwamish River valley
linked to: Duwamish Valley

Elliott Bay
Seattle, Washington
languageFamily Salishan languages
locatedIn Washington state
nameEtymology derived from Dkhw’Duw’Absh (People of the Inside) or similar Lushootseed term
notRecognizedBy United States federal government
operates Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center
partOf Coast Salish cultural area
linked to: Coast Salish region
populationRegion King County, Washington
recognizedBy City of Seattle
linked to: Seattle

King County, Washington
religion Coast Salish spirituality
seeks federal recognition
significantPerson Chief Seattle
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
trade
traditionalFoodSource berries
salmon
shellfish
traditionalHousing cedar plank longhouses
traditionalLanguage Lushootseed
Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
treaty Treaty of Point Elliott
treatySignedIn 1855
usesMaterial Western red cedar

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