Sammamish People

history

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.
Prior to European-American settlement, the Woodinville area was inhabited by the native Sammamish people. Indigenous peoples had occupied the area for thousands of years.

indegenous area

They [Sammamish People] are indigenous to the Sammamish River Valley in central King County, Washington.

language

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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For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book (1894)

tags

indigenous people

Wikipedia

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.