Swinomish
swədəbš
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
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The Swinomish people (/ˈswɪnəmɪʃ/ SWIN-ə-mish;[3] Lushootseed: swədəbš) 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.

Native American Advocacy

The former Swinomish Chairman, Brian Cladoosby, was the 21st president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sampson, Martin J (2014). Indians of Skagit County (6th ed.). La Conner, WA.: Skagit County Historical Society. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | NCAI". www.ncai.org. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  4. ↑ Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. (retrieved July 28, 2009)
  5. ↑ Lushootseed Language (Whulshootseed, Puget Sound Salish). Native Languages of the Americas. (retrieved July 28, 2009)
  6. 1 2 Mapes, Lynda V. "Swinomish are told to restrict shellfish." The Seattle Times. April 19, 2007 (retrieved July 28, 2009)
  7. ↑ "NCAI Leadership | NCAI".

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