For more than 10,000 years, the Sammamish people have hunted, fished, and gathered on their lands along Lake Washington and the Sammamish River and Lake.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, June 9). Sammamish people. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sammamish_people&oldid=1228009945

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Sammamish people (Wikipedia) The Sammamish people (Lushootseed: sc̓ababš) are a Lushootseed-speaking Southern Coast Salish people. They are indigenous to the Sammamish River Valley in central King County, Washington. The Sammamish speak Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language which was historically spoken across most of Puget Sound, although its usage today is mostly reserved for cultural and ceremonial practices.

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