Suquamish Kitsap County, Washington
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General information on Suquamish
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Suquamish
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Suquamish | Official |
A Selected Bibliography of Suquamish, Kitsap County, Washington
A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.
Chief Seattle, man of vision by Florence Westover Bond
Published in regional biographical editions by Florence Westover Bond, Chief Seattle, Man of Vision explores the life, diplomacy, and complex legacy of the mid-19th-century Duwamish and Suquamish leader whose name became synonymous with the city of Seattle. The book details his strategic efforts to navigate the turbulent arrival of European-American settlers, maintain peace during the devastating conflicts of the 1850s, and protect the sovereign interests of his people amidst aggressive territorial displacement. Drawing on historical records and regional oral traditions, the text contrasts the popular, romanticized myth of the tragic vanishing Indian with the reality of a pragmatic political strategist. A keen insight drawn from the work is how Chief Seattle’s famous, oft-romanticized speech was not a surrender to inevitability, but a brilliant act of long-term rhetorical positioning; by binding the spiritual destiny of the white settlers to the sacred ancestral land of the tribes, he sought to morally obligate the colonizers to respect native memory even as their physical presence was being dismantled.
xiv, 139 pages ; 21 cm
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Last updated: 2015-08-20