Seattle, Chief, 1790-1866

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Chief Seattle (b. around 1786, near Blake Island, WA – d. June 7, 1866, Port Madison, Washington) was a Suquamish Tribe and Dkhw'Duw'Absh chief. A prominent figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard. The city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, was named after him.

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referencedIn	Anderson, Eva Greenslit, b. 1889. Chief Seattle, by Eva Greenslit Anderson.	Seattle Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn	Beauchamp, William Martin, 1830-1925. Papers, 1869-1904.	American Periodical Series I
referencedIn	Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924,. Spoon [realia].	Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn	Huntington Free Library. Native American biography vertical file [ca.1850-2000.].	Cornell University Library
referencedIn	Miller, Dan. What did Chief Seattle really say?, Nov. 11, 1989 / by Daniel J. Miller and Patricia R. Miller.	Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn	Minutes, 1955-1969	Seattle Municipal Archives
creatorOf	Ramsay, Robert C. There was a time-- : an oratorio : based on an oration given by Chief Seattle in 1854 / by Robert C. Ramsay.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn	Sammis, E. M. E.M. Sammis photographs, ca. 1861-1866 [graphic].	University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn	Smalley, Roger, 1943-. The southland. I-III [music] / Roger Smalley.	Libraries Australia
referencedIn	Subject Files, 1955-1969	Seattle Municipal Archives

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associatedWith	Anderson, Eva Greenslit, b. 1889.
associatedWith	Beauchamp, William Martin, 1830-1925.
associatedWith	DeShaw, William, 1834-1900
associatedWith	Huntington Free Library.
associatedWith	Miller, Dan.
associatedWith	Ramsay, Robert C.
associatedWith	Sammis, E. M.
associatedWith	Seattle (Wash.). Municipal Art Commission
associatedWith	Smalley, Roger, 1943-