Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting an area of the eastern shore of Puget Sound.
- noun The Coast Salish language of the Suquamish.
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Examples
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A Feb. 3 front-page article about a boom in geoduck exports to Asia incorrectly said that the Suquamish reservation is on the island.
Corrections 2011
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Tuesday morning early (Pacific time), I'll go to the Bella Luna Pizza and coffee shop in the center of Suquamish to watch the Inauguration on television.
Sarah van Gelder: With You at the Inauguration, In Spirit 2009
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As Chief Seattle of the Suquamish tribe put it, “How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land?”
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Since the 1978 Supreme Court decision known as Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, non-Indians cannot be tried in tribal courts for crimes they've committed against tribe members on reservations.
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Does anyone know who this guy is and, for that matter, where Suquamish is?
Archive 2005-10-16 2005
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The Suquamish Tribe has about 1,000 enrolled members, according to its website.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MANUEL VALDES 2011
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Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman said Heather Purser's lobbying helped the issue jump to the top of the council's priorities.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MANUEL VALDES 2011
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Standing up before dozens of Suquamish Tribal members at a general council meeting in March, Heather Purser told them she was a lesbian, and asked her people to recognize same-sex marriages at the tribe's Washington state reservation.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MANUEL VALDES 2011
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On Monday, the Suquamish Tribal Council ratified the people's wishes and recognized gay marriage, making it only the second tribe in the country known to do so.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MANUEL VALDES 2011
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It will be up to other courts to decide if unions granted under the Suquamish ordinance will be recognized elsewhere in Washington, said the tribe's attorney, Michelle Hansen.
SFGate: Top News Stories By MANUEL VALDES 2011
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