Example Sentences

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Vera Giampietro and her 7-year-old daughter Ruby were taking a second to rest alongside the Longhouse after joining the March at the Duwamish stop.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

As Hawkins and others found a seat in the gym, Ken Workman, a member of the Duwamish, a tribe seeking federal recognition, opened the rally with a land acknowledgement.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

After a blessing by Ken Workman, a direct descendant of Chief Si’ahl of the Duwamish people, opened the show, Macklemore immediately sparked the crowd with new song “Chant.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Deb McCaslin, 60, has served nearly a decade on the Valley View Sewer District, which provides services to about 9,000 customers in swatches of SeaTac, Burien and Tukwila between the airport and the Duwamish.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

“I’m assuming you two know about how the Duwamish Tribe saved the Denny Party’s children by feeding them clam juice, right?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day