Chief Seattle 2
The city of Seattle is known for it's many booming businesses, where innovation is produced. But what was Seattle like before the new settlers of eager entrepreneurs, before all the commerce and businesses? How did Seattle even get its name? Seattle was founded by members of the Denny party, who arrived at Alki Beach on November 13, 1851 and then, relocated to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay on April 1852. The city was born when the ship, Exact stopped at Alki Beach in what is today West Seattle. It carried Arthur A. Denny and a few of the pioneers that he and his father had led from the Midwest over the Oregon Trail to Portland and as they landed ashore they would disturb all of the local tribes way of life forever. Seattle started out as a little trading community populated by the local Indian tribes, the Suquamish and the Duwamish, and many others. Among these Indians was one that would forever change the soon to be city of Seattle, Chief Seattle, also known as Sealth (rhymes with wealth) was still very young when George Vancouver came to Puget Sound to map the surrounding area. Before that time Chief Seattle's parents respective tribes had very little contact with whites, even though Chief Seattle had a brief experience
with Vancouver, he was greatly impressed by Vancouver and that was one of the reasons Seattle tried to live peacefully with the white settlers later in life. Chief Seattle was most known for his nobility, courage, and intelligence and the ability to help Europeans and Indians coexist. Chief Seattle was born on the Kitsap Peninsula in 1786. Not much is known about his early childhood, but according to early Seattle historian Clarence Bagley , Chief Seattle was known for his courage, daring, and leadership in battle and even inherited his father's position as chief at an early age after he proved himself in battle against other tribes in the area. Chief Seattle's father, Schweabe, was a Suquamish chief who lived on Bainbridge Island. But Seattle was thought of as a member of his mother's tribe, the Duwamish, who lived across Puget Sound from the Suquamish tribe. His mother, Scholitza, was the daughter of a Duwamish chief. As he matured, his own people started to recognize Seattle as a capable leader. His parents' ancestry meant that he was related and recognized on both sides of Elliott Bay and up the Duwamish River. He was of noble birth according to the Suquamish, which was a necessity for major leadership in the society of Puget Sound Salish culture. Seattle impressed his elders with his intelligence and courage. One instance of this was that he became a chief because of his leadership during an attack by warriors coming down the White River, planning to attack the Suquamish. Seattle had a large tree cut down just downstream of a bend in the river. The enemy canoes rounded the bend and crashed into th
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