Si’ahl
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Si’ahl, also known as Chief Seattle, was a prominent 19th-century Duwamish and Suquamish leader in the Pacific Northwest whose name is the origin of the city of Seattle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Si’ahl canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ tribal chief ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief Seattle
ⓘ
Sealth ⓘ Seathl ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Puget Sound region
ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest
Washington Territory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duwamish River
ⓘ
Puget Sound ⓘ Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| burialPlace |
Suquamish Cemetery
ⓘ
near Suquamish, Washington ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture |
Coast Salish peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Salish
|
| eponymOf |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| ethnicGroup |
Duwamish people
ⓘ
Suquamish people ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorated by statues and memorials in Seattle area
ⓘ
subject of the so-called Chief Seattle speech ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Lushootseed name Si’ahl ⓘ |
| influenced | relations between Native peoples and settlers in Puget Sound ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Lushootseed ⓘ |
| nameGivesRiseTo | Seattle ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
interaction with American settlers in the mid-19th century
ⓘ
leadership during early Euro-American settlement of Puget Sound ⓘ signing of treaties with the United States government ⓘ |
| notableFor | being namesake of the city of Seattle ⓘ |
| notableWork | speech attributed to Chief Seattle (authenticity debated) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Suquamish, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Suquamish territory
near present-day Seattle, Washington ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief of the Duwamish
ⓘ
chief of the Suquamish ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Coast Salish beliefs ⓘ |
| residence | villages around Puget Sound ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Duwamish Tribe
ⓘ
Suquamish Tribe ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.