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The chief's name was definitely not Seattle - his name was really more like Si'alh, Seallh or Sealth (with a complex sound at the end not found in English) but white Americans could not be bothered to say it properly and settled for an approximation.
He was (unusually) a chief of two different tribes: Duwamish and Suquamish. He is credited with making a speech about ecological matters and native American land rights, but this claim may be pure fantasy. The speech he gave in 1854 was entirely in the Lushootseed dialect, translated into Chinook jargon (a mixed dialect used in trade on the west coast). It may then have been translated into English but it was not properly published until 1891, then added to and altered in another version of 1929, then another version in 1931.
The original speech is likely to have been misunderstood, mistranslated and embellished or fabricated over time, so what the chief actually said is definitely not known for certain.
Despite all this, chief Si'alh was given the twisted compliment of having a city named after him (almost...) in Washington state.
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Native American Chief Seattle (1786-1866) is famous for delivering a powerful speech in 1854, known as "Chief Seattle's Speech" or "Letter to President Pierce." In this speech, he expressed his concerns about the impacts of colonization and spoke about the relationship between humans and the environment. His words have been widely cited and interpreted as advocating for environmental conservation and acknowledging the importance of living in harmony with nature.
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