The Duwamish Tribe honors the life and contributions of our friend Patrick Sand, who recently passed away. Read more on the West Seattle Blog (Oct 18, 2024).

Newsworthy

SoldGround Groundviews Blog: Living into Solid Ground’s Land Acknowledgement by Mike Buchman (Nov 18, 2024)

MyNorthwest News: Should we commemorate Seattle Founder’s Day? [interview with Ken Workman] by Feliks Banel (Nov 14, 2024)

The Resident Historian Podcast: Should we commemorate Seattle Founder’s Day? [interview with Ken Workman] (Nov 13th, 2024)

South Seattle Emerald: Generations of Trauma: Biden’s Apology Sparks Reflection on the Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools by Nimra Ahmad (Nov 6, 2024)

ALL MY RELATIONS PODCAST: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle by Francisco Sanches (Oct 30, 2024)

The Seattle Channel: Seattle City Council Select Budget Committee Session — Participatory Budgeting Briefing & Discussion [regarding the $7.2M “Duwamish Centric Community Center” project] (Oct 18, 2024)

South Seattle Emerald: Hundreds Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day With Drumbeats and Messages by Alex Garland (Oct 16, 2024)

Shoreline Area News: Op-Ed: Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Celebration of Culture, History, and Resilience by Alan Charnley (Oct 15, 2024)

The Seattle Times: Indigenous Peoples’ Day marks decade of recognition in Seattle by Lauren Girgis & Nick Wagner (Oct 14, 2024)

FOX 13 NEWS: Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Seattle highlights Tribal concerns over climate, election by Lauren Donovan (Oct 14, 2024)

South Seattle Emerald: Unacknowledged: Dr. Olivia Chilcote on the Realities and Roadblocks of Unrecognized Tribes by Adam Willems (Oct 3, 2024)

The Seattle Times: Seattle schools: Respect and fully fund all schools by Cecile Hansen, chairperson of the Duwamish Tribe (Sep 23, 2024)

Seattle Channel: Seattle City Council Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee — Ken Workman public comment starting at 02:50 (Sept 18, 2024)

South Seattle Emerald: Cecile Hansen and the Interminable Road to Justice for the Duwamish by Judy Furlong (Sep 11, 2024)

The New York Times: 36 Hours in Seattle by Mike Seely (Aug 29, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO, PHOTOS: 2024 Duwamish River Festival by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Aug 3, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: Duwamish canoe family joins Tribal Journey, launching from Don Armeni Boat Ramp by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Jul 29, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: PREVIEW: Duwamish Tribe’s canoe to land at Alki Beach on Monday (4th update) by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Jul 28, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: WEST SEATTLE GRAND PARADE 2024: Report #2 – see how it began by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Jul 20, 2024)

METRO MATTERS: Metro Flex and expanded bus service arriving in Delridge and South Park by Al Sanders (Jul 12, 2024)

Hot Stove Radio: Hot Stove Society: Dive into Dungeness [Cecile interview at 1:06:30-1:17:45] (Jun 7, 2024)

Viewlands Elementary School User Guide: Graphic Storytelling: Gym Center Court (2024)

Crosscut | Cascade PBS: Inside Seattle’s political clash over equitable development money by Josh Cohen (Jun 6, 2024)

South Seattle Emerald: PHOTO ESSAY | Hundreds March From SeaTac to Ballard, the Length of Gaza, for Palestinian Liberation (Jun 4, 2024)


Check out the Tribe’s FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and LAWSUIT FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION webpages!


Past News Stories

Salish Current: Land acknowledgments: from words to transformative actions by Richard Arlin Walker (May 29, 2024)

The Seattle Times: From SeaTac to Ballard, demonstrators march length of Gaza in solidarity by Caitlyn Freeman (May 26, 2024)

The Urbanist: Community Development Counters Eco-Gentrification from Duwamish Valley Cleanup by Ashli Blow (May 1, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: Hundreds of helpers for Seattle’s only river during spring 2024 Duwamish Alive! by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Apr 20, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: DUWAMISH ALIVE! Early planting at tribe’s Longhouse by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Apr 12, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: Tea, thanks, and a tribute to Princess Angeline @ Duwamish Longhouse by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Mar 23, 2024)

KING 5 News: Duwamish seek more input into City of Seattle projects by Erica Zucco (Mar 5, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: Duwamish Tribe asks for equal share in West Seattle Bridge art project, as council committee tables it again by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Mar 5, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Bridge columns tribal-art project returning to City Council committee by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Mar 5, 2024)

Salish Current: Tribal right to fish in ‘usual and accustomed’ areas comes with complexity by Richard Arlin Walker (Feb 23, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: Past, present, future celebrated and explained at Duwamish Longhouse’s 15th anniversary party by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (Jan 28, 2024)

KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM: The origins of the only photo ever taken of Chief Seattle by Feliks Banel (Jan 25, 2024)

West Seattle Blog: Sound Transit, Rethink The Link, Duwamish Tribe guests @ District 1 Community Network’s first 2024 meeting: TRIBAL ART UNDER THE BRIDGE by Tracy Record (Jan 8, 2024)

The Seattle Times: How objects unearthed beneath Seattle Convention Center became art by Gemma Wilson (Dec 19, 2023)

 LAW360: DOI Must Give Judge Docs As Tribe Fights For Recognition by Joyce Hanson (Dec 14, 2023)

The Urbanist: Completed Duwamish Trail Connection Led to Doubling of Walking and Biking by Ryan Packer (Dec 7, 2023)

West Seattle Blog: FOLLOWUP: Council committee delays vote on tribal art project under West Seattle Bridge (Dec 5, 2023)

West Seattle Blog: Holiday Shopping at Duwamish Longhouse Native Art Market (Nov 24, 2023)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Is it time to move beyond land acknowledgements? Native nonprofit leaders call for making reparations to tribes and returning tribal homelands by Kevin Abourezk (Nov 20, 2023)

Westside Seattle: Celebration of Longfellow Creek Nov. 8; Duwamish Longhouse (Nov 2, 2023)

Post Alley: Duwamish: The River Seattle Forgot by David Brewster (Sep 6,2023)

KING 5 News: Tribes return to Salish Sea for canoe journey, reuniting after pandemic by Erica Zucco (Aug 4, 2023)

LAW360: Feds Say 9th Circ. Ruling Backs Shielding Docs From Tribe by Joyce Hanson (Jul 12, 2023)

LAW360: Wash. Tribe Says DOI Can't Shield Records In Recognition Tiff by Caleb Symons (Jun 21, 2023)

The Urbanist: South Park Organizes To Tackle Highway Pollution by Ashli Blow (Jun 13, 2023)

LAW360: DOI Says Tribe’s Bid For Docs Too Late In Recognition Fight by Crystal Owens (Jun 8, 2023)

LAW360: Wash. Tribe Wants DOI Document Review In Recognition Fight by Crystal Owens (May 19, 2023)

The Seattle Times: A path around Lake Union honors a Duwamish chief and his beloved homeland by Jean Sherrard (Apr 13, 2023)

SEATTLE NOW & THEN: John Cheshiahud (aka Lake Union John), 1904 by Jean Sherrard (April 13, 2023)

Resilience.org [originally published in YES! Magazine]: Reclaiming Salish Canoe Culture in the Shadow of Tech Giants by Frank Hopper ( Apr 11, 2023)

South Seattle Emerald: OPINION: ‘Deep Respect’: An Urban Indian Response to an Article Seeding Anti-Native Racism by Atlas Firtree (Jan 20, 2023)

The Seattle Times: Seattle building canoe carving center in SLU to showcase Native culture by Daniel Beekman (Jan 4, 2023)

The Seattle Times: How these Native Seattleites are ‘taking back’ Thanksgiving by Crystal Paul (Nov 15, 2022)

Northwest Catholic: Princess Angeline’s rosary returns to Duwamish descendants by Jean Parietti (Nov 10, 2022)

South Seattle Emerald: How to Celebrate Indigenous People’ Day in the South End by Amanda Ong (Oct 7, 2022)

Post Alley: Haves and Have-Nots: Why were Seattle’s First People Erased at West Seattle Bridge Opening? by David Buerge (Oct 1, 2022)

Partners for Social Change: The Duwamish Tribe’s Fight for Justice & Recognition (Sep 20, 2022)

LAW360: Muckleshoot Tribe Can’t Join Recognition Flight, Judge Says by Caleb Symons (Sep 7, 2022)

LAW360: Muckleshoot Tribe Wants In On Duwamish Recognition Fight by Isaac Monterose (Aug 8, 2022)

KUOW: Seattle's Duwamish Tribe 'on the outside looking in' as city names new Indigenous Advisory Council by Katie Campbell, Angela King (Aug 4, 2022)

MyNorthwest News: ‘Kirkland Native History Document’ spurs debate about Eastside Indigenous history by Feliks Banel (Jun 29, 2022)

Post Alley: Duwamish Tribe Sues for Recognition by Dan Chasan (Jun 22, 2022)

Solid Ground: Solid Ground stands with the Duwamish. Federal recognition is long overdue. by Neal Simpson (Jun 14, 2022)

The Seattle Times: This departing Seattle activist helped save the Duwamish River. Here’s what he wants you to know. (Jun 11, 2022)

Post Alley: The Real Duwamish by David Buerge (Jun 10, 2022)

Seattle Front Porch: Neighborhood Matching Fund Invests $849,711 in 20 Community-Led Projects by SEAneighborhoods (Jun 3, 2022)

Everett Herald: Duwamish recognition fight underscores plight of treaty tribes by Isabella Breda (May 31, 2022)

High Country News: Duwamish Tribe sues Interior in federal court, alleging sex discrimination by B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster (May 19, 2022)

KUOW: The Duwamish seek federal recognition by Patricia Murphy & Jennie Cecil Moore (May 18, 2022)

South Seattle Emerald: Duwamish Tribe Files Lawsuit Against Interior Department in Fight for Federal Recognition by Alex Garland and Elizabeth Turnbull (May 13, 2022)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Tribe sues again for federal recognition by The Associated Press (May 13, 2022)

LAW360: Chief Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe Sues DOI For Recognition by Andrew Westney (May 12, 2022)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: From longhouse to courthouse: Duwamish Tribe files lawsuit in new round of longrunning fight for federal recognition by Tracy Record (May 11, 2022)

The Seattle Times: Duwamish Tribe files lawsuit in bid for federal recognition by Linda V. Mapes (May 11, 2022)

FOX 13 Seattle: Duwamish Tribe sues again for federal recognition by AP News Staff (May 11, 2022)

KING 5 News: Duwamish Tribe sues federal government to ‘secure it tribal sovereignty’ (May 11, 2022)

KIRO 7 News: Duwamish Tribe announces lawsuit against the U.S. federal government by Shawn Garrett (May 11, 2022)

KUOW: Seattle's Duwamish Tribe files new lawsuit seeking federal recognition by Amy Radil (May 11, 2022)

The Stranger: Slog PM: Duwamish Tribe Sues Feds for Recognition, Joe Manchin and Reagan Dunn Suck, and a Rusty Moon on Sunday by Jas Keimig (May 11, 2022)

KNKX Public Radio: Duwamish Tribe sues again for federal recognition by The Associated Press (May 11, 2022)

AP News: Duwamish Tribe sues again for federal recognition by The Associated Press (May 11, 2022)

Native News Online: Duwamish Tribe Prepares to Sue Federal Government to Secure Tribal Sovereignty by Kelsey Turner (May 10, 2022)

South Seattle Emerald: OPINION: It’s 167 Years Past Time to Restore Recognition of the Duwamish Tribe by The Duwamish Tribal Council (May 9, 2022)

FOX 13 News: Chemical in tire dust killing Coho salmon, scientists warn by Abby Acone (Apr 26, 2022)

The Daily: ‘Because we are unrecognized, that is where the indignity starts’: The Duwamish burial ground in the Arboretum by Nuria Alina Chandra The Daily (Apr 4, 2022)

Vimeo: John Boddy, Duwamish Tribal Council, tells the story of his Duwamish grandmother and refers to Rep. Jim McDermott who lobbied unsuccessfully for Duwamish recognition by BJ Bullert (Apr 3, 2022)

WBUR [NPR]: People of Washington state join Duwamish tribe's fight for recognition by Katia Riddle (Mar 15, 2022)

Northwest Prime Time: Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center by Kristina Pearson with Kyla Evans (Mar 7, 2022)

NPR: This tribe has fought for years to get federal recognition. It’s about their identity by Katia Riddle (Mar 6, 2022)

Medium: Kikisoblu by Suzanne Hagelin (Feb 3, 2022)

CNN: How a Seattle community is supporting a tribe’s fight for its existence by Harmeet Kaur (Dec 20, 2021)

South Seattle Emerald: OPINION: Spirit Returns 2.0 — Finding Solidarity at the Duwamish Longhouse by Amanda Ong (Dec 15, 2021)

Chinook Nation: Duwamish tribe’s fight for recognition (Dec 3, 2021)

TacomaWeekly.com: Against all odds: The Duwamish tribe’s fight for recognition by Matt Nagle (Nov 25, 2021)

SEATTLE NOW & THEN: ALKI LANDING ANNIVERSARY, 2000 by Clay Eals (Nov 18, 2021)

The Seattle Times: ‘The Spirit Returns 2.0’ unveils a broader look at the Alki landing anniversary by Clay Eals (Nov 18, 2021)

Seattle Front Porch: Honoring My Ancestors Through Environmental Advocacy by James Rasmussen (Nov 12, 2021)

MyNortwest News: November 2021 Charity of the Month – the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (Nov 9, 2021)

Seattle Front Porch: A Duwamish Elder, Tribal Leader Finds Her Voice by Duwamish Tribal Council Chair, Cecile Hansen (Oct 11, 2021)

CASCADE PBS: Seattle is seeing a surge of Indigenous public art by Margo Vansynghel (October 11, 2021)

Seattle Front Porch: On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a Letter to My Grandfather reflections by Ken Workman, 5th generation Great-Grandson of Chief Seattle (Oct 11, 2021)

Seattle Front Porch: I am My Duwamish Mother’s Son – Stewarding Culture, People, Tribe, and Environment by Russ Beard (Oct 11, 2021)

Seattle Symphony: Seattle Symphony Unveils Duwamish Art for Permanent Display at Benaroya Hall (Sep 18, 2021)

MLK Labor: Why Unions Are Demanding Federal Re-Recognition of the Duwamish Tribe (Aug 25, 2021)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: An Indigenous person could be the next Seattle mayor by Richard Arlin Walker (Jul 27, 2021)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Salish Sea Tours launch: These new tour boats share the history of the bay and its Indigenous people by Natasha Brennan (Jul 8, 2021)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Juneteenth and Father’s Day weekend brings cool food events to Seattle by Naomi Tomky (Jun 8, 2021)

The Seattle Times: Give the Duwamish Tribe long overdue federal recognition by The Seattle Times editorial board (Jun 6, 2021)

InvestigateWest: At The Duwamish Longhouse, A Law Is Signed Requiring Environmental Justice From State Agencies by Jack Russillo (Jun 2, 2021)

MyNorthwest News: All Over The Map: Mystery of Kellogg Island solved by local historian by Feliks Banel (May 28, 2021)

Westside Seattle: Governor Inslee signs environmental justice bill at Duwamish Long House (May 17, 2021)

Medium: Inslee signs climate change legislative package (May 17, 2021)

West Seattle Blog: UPDATE: Duwamish Tribe hosts Gov. Inslee’s bill signing for HEAL Act by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (May 17, 2021)

Post Alley: Chief Seattle’s Complex Life: Impresario, Warrior, Slaveholder, Peacemaker by David Buerge (Mar 27,2021)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Native Seattle: A visitor’s guide: A list of the Indigenous artwork by Indigenous artists throughout Seattle, Washington by Richard Arlin Walker (Feb 9, 2021)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Coast Salish art changing the Seattle waterfront narrative: Monumental works by local Indigenous artists will soon be part of a new city project by Richard Arlin Walker (Feb 9, 2021)

Post Alley: Embarrassing Injustice: Proposed State Education Law Omits Teaching Duwamish History by David Buerge (Jan 26, 2021)

the stranger: Duwamish Excluded from Bill Requiring WA Schools to Teach Tribal History by Matt Baume (Jan 26, 2021)

Post Alley: Beginnings: The Mythic Origins of Puget Sound People by David Buerge (Jan 17, 2021)

Seattle CityClub (video): Interview with Cecile Hansen, Chair of the Duwamish Tribe by Jeff Carter (Jun 29, 2021)

MyNorthwest News: Renton High School to change mascot to Redhawks by MyNorthwest Staff (Jun 24, 2021)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Washington State Attorney General Ferguson announces coalition lawsuit to save National Archives: 29 tribes, tribal entities and communities, Oregon, and nine historic preservation and community groups join the lawsuit by Press Pool (Jan 5, 2021)

South Seattle Emerald: At Last, the Duwamish Longhouse is Getting a Crosswalk by Chetanya Robinson (Dec 13, 2020)

KUOW: Giving thanks, the Duwamish way by Ruby de Luna (Nov 25, 2020)

King 5 News: For the Duwamish tribe, Seattle's first people, injustice echoes today by Ted Land (Nov 9, 2020)

Westside Seattle: Help the Duwamish tribe and Port of Seattle rename T-107 park by Robinson Papers (Jul 28, 2020)

MyNorthwest News: Seattle owes its existence to its most invisible waterway by Feliks Banel (Jul 2, 2020)

South Seattle Emerald: Cecile Hansen and the Interminable Road to Justice for the Duwamish by Judy Furlong (Apr 29, 2020)

Duwamish River Blog: Duwamish expelled from Seattle by BJ Cummings (Feb 7, 2020)

South Seattle Emerald: From Si’ahl to Seattle: Does A Wealthy City Owe Its First Residents Reparations? by Marcus Harrison Green (Jan 17, 2020)

Native News Online: Tribes Join Washington State AG Lawsuit to Stop Seattle National Archives Building by Native News Online Staff (Jan 4,2021)

The Guardian: Native American ‘land taxes’: a step on the roadmap for reparations by Betsy Reed (Dec 31, 2019)

SEATTLE NOW & THEN: The Princess and The Chief, Revisited by Jean Sherrard (Dec 12, 2019)

Seattle Channel: Seattle at 150: The Duwamish, People of the Inside (Nov 22, 2019)

Washington Post: Seattle was named after a tribal chief. Now his descendants own less than an acre of city land by Gregory Scruggs (Oct 11, 2019)

YES! Magazine: Rent Is Recognition and Restitution for Seattle’s Native Inhabitants by Sydney Worth (Sep 10, 2019)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Duwamish Tribe appealing Seattle School Board June adoption of curriculum omitting the tribe: Seattle School Board needs to ensure that its curriculum include proper respectful reference to the Duwamish Tribe as the First People of Seattle and reverse motion to exclude the tribe by Press Pool (Aug 5, 2019)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Marvin Oliver's gifts will inspire and inform artists for generations: Quinault/Isleta Pueblo artist Marvin Oliver dies; Took Native art to new levels in traditional and contemporary mediums by Richard Arlin Walker (Jul 19, 2019)

Crosscut: Seattle school board adopts new tribal history curriculum: An attempt to recognize the Duwamish Tribe as a sovereign nation within the course of study failed. by Liz Brazile (Jul 3, 2019)

MyNorthwest News: All Over the Map: Kellogg Island is a 19th-century time capsule by Feliks Banel (Jun 7, 2019)

West Seattle Blog: VIDEO: Mayor acknowledges Duwamish Tribe, answers community questions @ South Park town hall by Tracy Record and Patrick Sand (May 31, 2019)

Bloomberg: A Native American Tribe Gets Rent as Reparations in Seattle by Hallie Golden (May 9, 2019)

South Seattle Emerald: Cecile Hansen and the Interminable Road to Justice for the Duwamish by Judy Furlong (Apr 29, 2019)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Native youth and elders team work to save a sacred Duwamish spring from development: Native youth and elders urge historic protection status for Seattle’s Licton Springs, where healing waters once flowed. by Frank Hopper (Mar 5, 2019)

LET ME KNOW (YouTube Channel): When Settlers Ordered This Princess To Leave Her Land, Her Actions Sealed Her Place In History (Feb 7, 2019)

KNKX Public Radio: Crowdsourcing effort is a way to make amends for past wrongs by Ariel Van Cleave (Feb 1, 2019)

South Seattle Emerald: From the Archives: Filmmaker Shares Untold Take of the Duwamish by Editor (Oct 31, 2018)

MyNorthwest News: Why won’t Seattle Mayor Durkan meet with the Duwamish Tribe? by Feliks Banel (Sep 26, 2018)

KUOW: The Duwamish isn’t just a river to this lifelong steward – it’s part of his family by KUOW STAFF (Aug 27, 2018)

KNKX Public Radio: Discovering His History Made Ken Workman See Himself In A New Light by Jennifer Wing (Apr 7, 2018)

Cascade Magazine: Chief Seattle and The Town That Took his Name: book review (Jan 31, 2018)

City Arts Magazine: Real Rent Right Now by Barry Johnson (Dec 28, 2017)

The Seattle Times: New biography of Chief Seattle is thorough, insightful and, at times, heartbreaking by Mary Ann Gwinn (Nov 16, 2017)

the stranger: New Crowdfunding Project Asks Seattle Residents to "‘Pay Rent’ on Native Land by Amber Cortes (Oct 23, 2017)

SEATTLE NOW & THEN: Finding Kikisoblu (aka ‘Princess Angeline’) by Paul Dorpat (Oct 22, 2017)

The Daily: Remembering Chief Seattle and the Duwamish by Alex Visser (Oct 16, 2017)

MyNorthwest News: Centennial reveals complicated legacy of Ballard locks’ namesake by Feliks Banel (Jun 28, 2017)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: ‘Great Walls of Indian Heritage’ Murals to Be Unveiled at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School by Richard Arlin Walker (Jul 7, 2017)

KNKX Public Radio: Creation Of Ballard Locks Left One Tribe High And Dry by Ariel Van Cleave (Jul 3, 2017)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]": Today in Native History: Chief Seattle Walks On by Jack McNeel (Jun 7, 2017)

HistoryLink.org: Duwamish-Green Watershed by Cynthia Updegrave (Dec 31, 2016)

Seattle Weekly: The Duwamish Aren’t Holding Out Hope for Last-Minute Recognition By Obama by Chetanya Robinson (Dec 1, 2016)

MyNorthwest News: Native Americans greeted pioneers to Seattle 165 years ago by Feliks Bane (Nov 10, 2016)

Real Change News: Duwamish Tribe Continues 160-Year Fight for Federal Recognition by Ashley Archibald (Nov 9, 2016)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Documentary on Federal Recognition ‘Promised Land’ Will Make You Mad: "Promised Land" tells the story of two Pacific Northwest tribes—Duwamish, Chinook—and their fight for federal recognition, and it will make you mad. by Frank Hopper (Oct 26, 2016)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Seattle School Board Calls for Federal Recognition of the Duwamish Tribe: The Seattle School Board has formally recognized the Duwamish Tribe as an indigenous nation that should have a governmental relationship with the U.S. by Richard Arlin Walker (Oct 19, 2016)

Westside Seattle: Promised Land documentary details the Duwamish tribe's struggle for recognition; Showing at SIFF Sept. 27 (Sep 6, 2016)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Emmett Oliver, Founder of Paddle to Seattle, Walks On at 102 by Richard Arlin Walker (Mar 8, 2016)

Indianz.com: Duwamish Tribe supporter announces retirement from Congress (Jan 5, 2016)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Duwamish Still Waiting for Meeting With Interior Secretary Jewell: Two months have passed and the Duwamish Tribe is still waiting for Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to discuss the tribe’s federal recognition. by Richard Arlin Walker (Nov 16, 2015)

Southwest Seattle Historical Society / Footprints: Our Historical Society and the Duwamish People (p.4) by Kevin Roderick Donald and Tia Hallberg (Fall 2015)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Sen. Cantwell Speaks About Carcieri, Fed Rec, Duwamish and More by Richard Arlin Walker (Aug 5, 2015)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seafair Torchlight Parade, 2015 by Staff (Jul 26, 2015)

Indian Country Today Network: 10 Things You Should Know About the Duwamish Tribe by Richard Arlin Walker (Jul 16,2015)

KUOW: Duwamish Tribe Vows to Keep Fighting for Recognition by Liz Jones (Jul 9, 2015)

the stranger: Duwamish Tribe Vows to Keep Fighting for Recognition, Despite Last Week’s Decision by Sydney Brownstone (Jul 7, 2015)

Westside Seattle: Duwamish Tribe denied federal recognition (Jul 5, 2015)

The Seattle Times: Duwamish Tribe Denied Federal Recognition by Janet I. Tu (Jul 3, 2015)

KUOW: Seattle's Duwamish Tribe Denied Federal Status, Benefits by Liz Jones (Jul 3, 2015)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Interior Declines Duwamish Tribal Organization Federal Recognition: Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn declined federal recognition for the Duwamish Tribal Organization. by ICT Staff (Jul 2, 2015)

The Seattle Times: Duwamish tribe hosts a Northwest tea party by Bettina Hansen (Apr 12, 2015)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle Board of Trustees passes ordinance, calling for removal of Indians from the town, on February 7, 1865. by Jennifer Ott (Dec 07, 2014)

South Seattle Emerald: Filmmaker Shares Untold Take of the Duwamish by Editor (Nov 12, 2014)

Westside Seattle: SLIDESHOW: Macklemore visits West Seattle to honor the cleanup of the Duwamish River by Steve Shay (Oct 29, 2014)

West Seattle Blog: Followup: Port still plans to give Duwamish artifacts to another tribe (Mar 7, 2014)

West Seattle Blog: Duwamish Tribe tries again to get its cultural artifacts back (Feb 27, 2014)

West Seattle Blog; Happening now: Duwamish Longhouse’s 5th-anniversary celebration (Jan 25, 2014)

Real Change News: Government Officials have lied to the Duwamish people for over a century. It’s time for it to end (Aug 14, 2013)

West Seattle Blog: Duwamish Tribe says it’s lost artifacts because it’s not officially recognized (Aug 8, 2013)

Indian Country Today: Loss of Federal Recognition Leads to Loss of Artifacts for Duwamish by Richard Walker (Aug 8, 2013)

Indian Country Today: Duwamish Chairwoman Speaks About Fighting for Federal Recognition and Getting Another Chance by Vincent Shilling (Mar 28, 2013)

KUOW: Seattle's Fragmented Duwamish Tribe Struggles For Identity by Liz Jones (May 21, 2013)

KUOW: Duwamish Fight For Federal Status Inches Forward by Liz Jones (May 21, 2013)

Westside Seattle: An Untold Life: Arlene Wade by Maggie Nicholson (May 10, 2013)

Westside Seattle: Duwamish Tribe’s federal recognition in 2001 wrongly denied says judge; Former Pres. Clinton Indian Affairs deputy sees opportunity (Mar 28, 2013)

HistoryLink.org: Due to construction of Lake Washington Ship Canal, Lake Washington is lowered 9 feet beginning on August 28, 1916, and the Black River disappears. by Jennifer Ott (Oct 1, 2012)

McClatchy Newspapers: Small tribes get locked out in Indian casino wars by Rob Hotakainen (Jul 8, 2012)

Westside Seattle: SLIDESHOW: The Seafair Pirates took Alki Beach by storm by David Rosen (Jul 6, 2012)

Westside Seattle: Singing-Feet, Duwamish tribe’s culture performance group receives Mayor’s Arts Award by Steve Shay (Jun 5, 2012)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Reclaiming the Duwamish River: A Conversation With James Rasmussen: On November 1, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition $100,000 to identify health risks from exposure to pollution in the river and how to prevent exposure to that pollution. by Richard Arlin Walker (Nov 24, 2011)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDermott tries again to get Duwamish federal recognition by Chris Grygiel (Sep 22, 2011)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Marylin Bard Remembers the Paddle to Seattle by Marlin Bard (Jul 24, 2011)

Westside Seattle: James Rasmussen, former Duwamish Longhouse director becomes Duwamish River CC coordinator: To replace BJ Cummings, who will remain, but in different role by BJ Cummings (Dec 17, 2010)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Bill calls for Duwamish recognition by Richard Arlin Walker (Jul 18, 2009)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish tribe tries for federal recognition -- again: City of Seattle named for former chief by Chris Grygiel (Jul 14, 2009)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Duwamish Longhouse a venue for cultural events in Seattle by Richard Arlin Walker (May 8, 2009)

HistoryLink.org: Hansen, Cecile: Tribal Chairwoman of Seattle's Duwamish Peoples by Peter Blecha (Mar 21, 2009)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Letters to the Editor: Looking for justice by Kathie M. Zetterberg (Dec 16, 2009)

Mercer Island Reporter: Ancient traditions shared in Duwamish Cultural Longhouse by Claire Gebben (Sept 29, 2009)

High Country News: Duwamish not dead by arlas (Jul 9, 2009)

Real Change: On the Duwamish River, a longhouse rises by Rosette Royale (Mar 17, 2009)

Seattle Met: The Tribe That Would Not Die by Lia Steakley Dicker (Feb 11, 2009)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle's Duwamish Tribe celebrates new Longhouse and Cultural Center on January 3, 2009. by Peter Blecha (Jan 14, 2009)

The Seattle Times: Duwamish Tribe celebrates West Seattle longhouse by Sanjay Bhatt (Jan 4, 2009)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Ceremony marks opening of new Duwamish longhouse by John Iwaski (Jan 3, 2009)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Sharing the wealth by Gale Courey Toensing (Dec 31, 2008)

The Seattle Times: “S’abadeb — The Gifts”: An inside look at Coast Salish art and culture by Sheila Farr (Oct 19, 2008)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Shakopee Mdewakanton gifts $60K to Duwamish longhouse by Richard Arlin Walker (Oct 13, 2008)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish Tribe closer to recognition: Judge rules Muckleshoot can’t intervene in suit by Paul Shukovsky (Oct 7, 2008)

The Seattle Times: Duwamish returning to roots; cultural center to open by Robert Faturechi (Sep 10, 2008)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish Tribe fights for recognition: But Muckleshoots seek to join U.S. government in opposing fellow Natives by Paul Shukovsky (Sep 4, 2008)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Fighting for survival: Duwamish sues Interior for acknowledgment by Gale Courey Toensing (Jul 1, 2008)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish tribe sues to reverse ‘extinct’ status: At stake are federal money and land rights by Paul Shukovsky (May 7, 2008)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Bones found at Pike Place Market, but they’re not human by Kathy Mulady (Feb 22, 2008)

The Daily: Students fight for Duwamish tribe to be federally recognized by Erinn Unger (Feb 4, 2008)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A River Lost? by Paul Joseph Brown (Nov 20, 2007)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Construction begins on Duwamish longhouse by Richard Arlin Walker (Sep 24, 2007)

The Seattle Times: Longhouse a nod to past, hope for future for Duwamish Tribe by Jolayne Houtz (Jun 24, 2007)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Historic longhouse groundbreaking for Duwamish tribe by Kathy Mulady (Jun 23, 2007)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish finally breaking ground for decades-old longhouse project by John Iwashi (Jun 22, 2007)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish chairwoman honored for championing her tribe's cause by Lewis Kamb (Oct 24, 2004)

eattle Channel: Community Stories: West Seattle Story Pole by Michael Halady, Duwamish Carver (Sep 3, 2006)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Story pole tells how Seattle’s first settlers were welcomed by ICT Staff (Aug 24, 2006)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish history again stands tall by Kery Murakami (Aug 10, 2006)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: New board for Duwamish Tribal Services; Raising money to support 600 members by Richard Arlin Walker (Aug 4, 2005)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Duwamish recognition effort revived by Richard Alrin Walker (Aug 4, 2005)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish crab, fish are unsafe to eat, state warns by Lisa Stiffler and Robert McClure (Aug 3, 2005)

The Seattle Times: Pioneer descendants help Duwamish tribe by Karen Gaudette (Jun 19, 2005)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish take issue with history bill by Lewis Kamb (Mar 24, 2005)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Artifacts dug up at light rail bridge site by Jane Hadley (Feb 24, 2005)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Descendant of Seattle pioneer takes on cause of Duwamish Tribe by Lewis Kamb (Aug 8, 2004)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Seattle Signs Intergovernmental Agreement with Four Tribes: Duwamish tribe feels left out by James May (Aug 4, 2004)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish left out of city’s tribal pacts by Lewis Kamb (Jul 23, 2004)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: We all need to heed warning from this magnificent fish by Robert L. Jamison Jr. (Jan 8, 2004)

The Daily: McDermott proposes recognition of local tribe by Christina Burke (Jan 30, 2003)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Discovery Park celebrates Seattle's First People by Staff (Jan 30, 2003)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDermott introduces bill for Duwamish by Staff (Jan 29, 2003)

HistoryLink.org: Chief Seattle (Seattle, Chief Noah [born Si?al 178?-1866]) by Kenneth Greg Watson (Jan 18, 2003)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDermott prepares bill to recognize Duwamish tribe by Paul Shukovsky (Jan 9, 2003)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: McDermott bill would recognize Duwamish by Paul Shukovsky (Sep 19, 2002)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish share lessons of the water with others by D. Parvaz (Aug 28, 2002)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish will take their case for recognition to Congress by Paul Shukovsky (Jul 8, 2002)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Religious leaders back recognition for Duwamish tribe by Paul Shukovsky (Mar 13, 2002)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Former BIA official inks documents after leaving post: On Jan. 22, 2001, according to a report by the Interior Department's Inspector General, Michael Anderson penned his signature on a pair of Federal Register notices recognizing the Duwamish Tribe of Washington state while sitting in his car outside the department's office building. by Tom Wanamaker (Mar 8, 2002)

The Seattle Times: Clinton Aide Granted Status To Tribe After Leaving Office by The Associated Press (Mar 3, 2002)

The Washington Post: Clinton Official Approved Tribe’s Status After Term Ended by Robert Gehrke (Mar 1, 2002)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Report: Tribal Documents Backdated by Robert Gehrke (Feb 28, 2002)

Vimeo: Chief Seattle Film by BJ Bullert (2001)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Tribal fate in hands of a few federal employees by Paul Shukovsky (Nov 23, 2001)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Unrecognized Duwamish get respect by James May (Nov 21, 2001)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Three tribes denied federal recognition by David Melmer (Oct 5, 2001)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Duwamish Tribe denied recognition by Hector Castro (Sep 27, 2001)

The Seattle Times: Portraits of a Princess: Iconic images of Chief Seattle's eldest daughter on display by Sara Jean Green (Jul 13, 2001)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Gambling Approvals Questioned / Tribes got late OKs from Clinton staff by Sean P. Murphy (Mar 25, 2001)

The Seattle Times: Chief Seattle's tribe clings to its identity by Sara Jean Green (Jun 18, 2001)

The Seattle Times: A culture slips away by Ross Anerson and Sara Jean Green (May 27, 2001)

The Seattle Times: 'The settlers saw trees, endless trees. The natives saw the spaces between the trees.' by Ross Anerson and Sara Jean Green (May 27, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Straightening of Duwamish River begins on October 14, 1913. by David Wilma (Feb 16, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle Neighborhoods: South Park — Thumbnail History by David Wilma (Feb 16, 2001)

Indian Country Today [ICT News]: Duwamish recognized, history of delays mitigated by Cate Montana (Feb 7, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Descendants of pioneers reverse the stand of their ancestors and support federal recognition of the Duwamish Tribe on June 18, 1988. by David Wilma (Jan 29, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle pioneers petition against a reservation on the Black River for the Duwamish tribe in 1866. by David Wilma (Jan 24, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Duwamish Tribe wins federal recognition on January 19, 2001, but loses it again two days later. by Priscilla Long (January 20, 2001)

HistoryLink.org: Seattle and King County's First Non-Native Settlers by Greg Lange (Oct 15, 2000)

Real Change: The Duwamish: A struggle for land and recognition (p.7) by Scott Winn (Feb 3, 1999)

The Seattle Times: Tribe Protests Graveside Construction -- Duwamish Want Work Near Old Village To Stop by Carole Beers (Feb 8, 1998)

Vimeo: Alki Birthplace of Seattle Film by BJ Bullert (1997)

The Seattle Times: Archeologists star dig at site in Renton (Sep 4, 1979)

The Seattle Times: DUWAMISH INDIANS SEEK VALUE OF THEIR LAND (Dec 16, 1916)

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