Suquamish

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Coast Salish people Native American tribe

The Suquamish are a Coast Salish Native American tribe from the Puget Sound region of Washington State, historically known for their maritime culture and as the people of Chief Seattle.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Suquamish Tribe 2
Suquamish, Washington 2
People of the Inside (the Duwamish River and Elliott Bay) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation ⓘ
Suquamish people ⓘ
surface form: Suquamish Tribe
associatedWith Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form: City of Seattle
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalAffiliation Coast Salish peoples ⓘ
surface form: Lushootseed-speaking peoples
culturalRegion Salish Sea ⓘ
culture maritime culture ⓘ
engagesIn cultural preservation ⓘ
salmon stewardship ⓘ
shellfish management ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
federallyRecognized yes ⓘ
governingBody Suquamish Tribal Council ⓘ
hasArtForm basketry ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice canoe journeys ⓘ
potlatch ceremonies ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ
hasReservation Port Madison Indian Reservation ⓘ
languageFamily Salishan languages ⓘ
legalStatus sovereign tribal nation within the United States ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Puget Sound ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form: Washington State
notableLeader Chief Seattle ⓘ
operates Suquamish Museum ⓘ
participatesIn Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission ⓘ
partOf Coast Salish peoples ⓘ
surface form: Coast Salish
populationRegion Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form: Washington State
recognizedBy Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ
religion traditional Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ
reservationLocatedIn Kitsap County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalEconomy fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Lushootseed ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Bainbridge Island ⓘ
surface form: Bainbridge Island area

Kitsap Peninsula ⓘ
central Puget Sound ⓘ
treatyParty Treaty of Point Elliott ⓘ
treatySignedWith United States government ⓘ
uses cedar canoes ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Seattle → burialPlace → Suquamish ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suquamish, Washington
Kitsap County → containsCommunity → Suquamish ⓘ
Princess Angeline → ethnicGroup → Suquamish ⓘ
Chief Seattle → ethnicity → Suquamish ⓘ
Chief Seattle → givenName → Suquamish ⓘ
this entity surface form: Si’ahl
Chief Seattle → givenName → Suquamish ⓘ
this entity surface form: Si’ahlh
this entity surface form: Suquamish, Washington
this entity surface form: Suquamish Tribe
this entity surface form: Suquamish Tribe
Chief Seattle → leaderOf → Suquamish ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suquamish people
Duwamish → meaningOfName → Suquamish ⓘ
this entity surface form: People of the Inside (the Duwamish River and Elliott Bay)