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The Condo and the Longhouse
Last year, when I returned to the USA from overseas, I bought an urban condominium apartment in West Seattle. I chose the neighborhood for its ethnic diversity, its convenience, and its excellent access to swimming pools. (Yes, I am unusually passionate about swimming pools, but that is a different subject, for a different blog!) I moved into my condo in February 2009, unaware that one month earlier the Duwamish Tribe had opened a new Longhouse about one mile to the east. The Duwamish are the tribe of Chief Seattle (Si’ahl), and the First People of the region that later became…
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Back to Basics
It’s me again, one week older, and still learning the basics of native history around the Puget Sound. I’m looking for information on land “reservations.” These lands are apparently allocated to the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip and Squaxin Island Tribes. A jumble of unruly questions comes to mind . . . What was the chain of events that led these tribes to accept the reserved lands? And how do tribal members feel about it now? What about the other nearby tribes, such as the Skagit, Swinomish, Sauk-Suiattle, Duwamish, Sahewamish, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, and Stillaguamish? If there is no reservation, do they…
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Michelle Garred 