Directory of Chief Seattle Resources

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Seattle (also spelled Sealth or Si'a) was a 19th century ruler of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and Lushootseed Salish tribes.

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• Chief Sealth

  http://courses.washington.edu/spcmu/speeches/chiefsealth.htm
  1887 newspaper article by Dr. Henry A. Smith including a biographical sketch of the Suquamish leader and a reported translation of his 1854 treaty speech.

• Chief Seattle

  http://www.chiefseattle.com/history/chiefseattle/chief.htm
  Biography of the Suquamish leader, with information about his family, tribe, and orations.

• Chief Seattle and Chief Joseph: From Indians to Icons

  http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/buerge2.html
  Essay on the two leaders with historical photos, bibliography and study questions.

• Chief Seattle's Thoughts

  http://www.kyphilom.com/www/seattle.html
  Two versions of the Salish chief's disputed 1854 speech, made in response to a land treaty with the United States.

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