Swinomish people
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_man_of_the_Swinomish_Reservation_-_Photo_by_O.J._Wingren.,_La_Conner,_Wash._LCCN2015645623_(cropped).jpg) Dr. Joe,[1] a Swinomish medicine man, c. 1907 | |
| Total population | |
| 978[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northern Whidbey Island, Western Skagit County | |
| Languages | |
| traditionally Lushootseed, English | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Coast Salish peoples |
The Swinomish people (/ˈswɪnəmɪʃ/ SWIN-ə-mish;[3] Template:Lang-lut) are a historically Lushootseed-speaking Native American people in western Washington state in the United States. The Tribe lives in the southeastern part of Fidalgo Island in northern Puget Sound, near the San Juan Islands, in Skagit County, Washington. Skagit County is located about 70 miles (110 km) north of Seattle.
Swinomish people are enrolled in the federally recognized Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, also known as the Swinomish Tribe, which is
headquartered in Swinomish Village, across the Swinomish Channel from La Conner.[4]
Language
The Swinomish people speak a subdialect of the Northern dialect of the Lushootseed language.[5]
Culture
The lifestyle of the Swinomish, like many Northwest Coast indigenous peoples, involves the fishing of salmon and collecting of shellfish. They reserved the right to fish and harvest in their usual and accustomed areas in the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855.[6]
History
The Swinomish moved onto reservation lands after the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty in 1855.[6] The Swinomish police department was the second in the U.S.--and the first in Washington State—to be state-accredited.[citation needed]
Native American Advocacy
The former Swinomish Chairman, Brian Cladoosby, was the 21st president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).[7]
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A skate from the Swinomish fishtrap, Tulalip Indian Agency, Washington, 1938
Notes
- ^ Sampson, Martin J (2014). Indians of Skagit County (6th ed.). La Conner, WA.: Skagit County Historical Society. p. 11.
- ^ "Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | NCAI". www.ncai.org. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. (retrieved July 28, 2009)
- ^ Lushootseed Language (Whulshootseed, Puget Sound Salish). Native Languages of the Americas. (retrieved July 28, 2009)
- ^ a b Mapes, Lynda V. "Swinomish are told to restrict shellfish." The Seattle Times. April 19, 2007 (retrieved July 28, 2009)
- ^ "NCAI Leadership | NCAI".
External links
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Media related to Swinomish people at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- March Point (2008), a film about the Swinomish Reservation
- March Point page, from Independent Lens site
- "Swinomish Indian Tribe", a brief history at u-s-history.com
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