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 7

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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 NERFINISHED
associatedCity Seattle NERFINISHED
associatedRiver Duwamish River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalCenterIn West Seattle NERFINISHED
culture Coast Salish culture NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Seattle, Washington area NERFINISHED
hasAncestralTerritory Black River NERFINISHED
Green River NERFINISHED
Lake Union NERFINISHED
Lake Washington NERFINISHED
Puget Sound region NERFINISHED
hasOrganization Duwamish Tribal Services NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType longhouse
historicalRole central to early history of Seattle
original inhabitants of Seattle area
indigenousTo Duwamish River valley NERFINISHED
Elliott Bay NERFINISHED
Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Washington state NERFINISHED
nameEtymology derived from Dkhw’Duw’Absh (People of the Inside) or similar Lushootseed term
notRecognizedBy United States federal government NERFINISHED
operates Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center NERFINISHED
partOf Coast Salish cultural area NERFINISHED
populationRegion King County, Washington NERFINISHED
recognizedBy City of Seattle NERFINISHED
King County, Washington NERFINISHED
religion Coast Salish spirituality
seeks federal recognition
significantPerson Chief Seattle NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering
hunting
trade
traditionalFoodSource berries
salmon
shellfish
traditionalHousing cedar plank longhouses
traditionalLanguage Lushootseed NERFINISHED
Southern Lushootseed NERFINISHED
treaty Treaty of Point Elliott NERFINISHED
treatySignedIn 1855
usesMaterial Western red cedar

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