Sammamish People

habitat

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.

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.

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.

people of

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And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: Exodus 21:18 KJV

tags

indigenous people

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7409645

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.