Sahewamish (tribe)
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| Sahewamish |
|---|
| Total population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| United States (Washington) |
| Languages |
| English, Lushootseed |
| Related ethnic groups |
| other Salishan Twana peoples |
The Sahewamish are a Northwest Native American tribe. They were fisherman and hunter/gatherers, sedentary, and lived in the southwestern inlets of Puget Sound from Shelton, Washington to Nisqually. There were about six villages.[1]
The tribal headquarters are now in the Nisqually Reservation, Yelm, Washington.
[edit] History
- 1787 Strait of Juan de Fuca
- 1788 Area visited by John Meares
- 1790 Both shores of strait explored by Manuel Quimper
- 1792 Area charted by Captain George Vancouver
- 1827 Hudson's Bay Company founded Fort Langley
- 1841 Influx of Oregon Trail settlers begin and conflicts develop
- 1824 Treaty of Medicine Creek
[edit] Language
As of 1990, there were about 60 older adult speakers of the Sahewamish language, from the Salishan phylum, Central Salish stock, Twana family, Southern Lushootseed language group.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sahewamish. Four Directions Institute. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
