About the speaker
Chief Seattle (1786-1866):
Chief Seattle was the leader of Dewanish and other Pacific
Northwest tribes. The city of Seattle, Washington, bears his name. In 1854,
Chief Seattle reluctantly agreed to sell tribal lands to the United States
Government and to move to Government established reservations. Though the
authenticity of the speech has been
challenged, most agree that it contains the substance and perspective of Chief
Seattle’s attitude towards Nature and the White race.
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