August 10, 2010
We visited the Duwamish Longhouses and the adjacent park today. There were a lot of interesting tools and traditional items in the longhouse, including Duwamish woven baskets, hats and clothing. The Duwamish people are still fighting to get government recognition as a federal tribe, an ongoing battle between the state and the natives of the Seattle area. Across from the longhouse was the Duwamish river and the park that included a boat structure and old poems/stories.
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