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External links. Chief Seattle. Seattle ( c. 1780~86 – June 7, 1866; Lushootseed: siʔaɬ, IPA: [ˈsiʔaːɬ]; usually styled as Chief Seattle) was a 19th-century leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard.
Chief Seattle's speech is one that Chief Seattle probably gave in 1854 to an audience including the first Governor of Washington Territory, the militaristic Isaac Stevens. Though the speech itself is lost to history, many putative versions exist, none of which is particularly reliable.
Chief Seattle or Sealth (Lushootseed: siʔaɬ) (c. 1786 – June 7, 1866) was a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish Native American tribes in what is now Washington state. A prominent figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with David Swinson "Doc" Maynard. Maynard was an ...
Feb 20, 2018 · Love & Wisdom. Who Was the Real Chief Seattle? A New Biography Separates Man From Myth. Knute Berger considers historian David Buerge's in-depth book that puts flesh on the city’s namesake. By Knute Berger February 20, 2018. This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Seattle magazine.
Seattle ( c. 1780~86 – June 7, 1866; Lushootseed: siʔaɬ, IPA: [ ˈsiʔaːɬ]; usually styled as Chief Seattle) was a 19th-century leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples. A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard.
Jan 18, 2003 · Chief Seattle (Seattle, Chief Noah [born Si?al 178?-1866]) By Kenneth Greg Watson. Posted 1/18/2003. HistoryLink.org Essay 5071. Email. Share. Tweet. Chief Seattle, or si?al in his native Lushootseed language, led the Duwamish and Suquamish Tribes as the first Euro-American settlers arrived in the greater Seattle area in the 1850s.
Sep 25, 2022 · Even the date and location of the speech has been disputed, but the most common version is that on March 11, 1854, Seattle gave a speech at a large outdoor gathering in Seattle. The meeting had been called by Governor Isaac Ingalls Stevens to discuss the surrender or sale of native land to white settlers.
