New Signage Final Step in Preserving Legacy of Licton Springs as Indigenous Landmark by Alexa Peters

Nearly two years since earning a cultural landmark designation from the City of Seattle, Licton Springs Park, known as líq’tәd (pronounced LEE’kteed) in the Lushootseed language of the Coast Salish people, will have new signage installed on July 14 that will explain the cultural significance of this North Seattle site, in particular its ochre-colored spring, to the region’s history and Indigenous community.

Paddle to Seattle by Kailani and Klayton

The first Canoe Journeys took place in Seattle on July 21, 1989. Washington was celebrating the 100th anniversary of their statehood but the Tribes said “not today” because we were here first.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 13, 2020Tulalip, Seattle, Duwamish, Last Real Indians, Clear Sky, Native youth

From Si’ahl to Seattle: Does a Wealthy City Owe its First Residents Reparations? by Marcus Harrison Green

FeaturedLast Real IndiansJanuary 26, 2020Marcus Harrison Green, Last Real Indians, Reparstions, Seattle, Rachel Heaton, Duwamish, Chief Seattle, poverty, homelessness, Mucklesshot, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, South Seattle Emerald

Seattle gets first Native American historical landmark by Cullen Zackuse

FeaturedLast Real IndiansDecember 9, 2019Cullen Zackuse, Last Real Indians, Licton Springs, Matt Remle, Ken Workman, Tulalip News, Duwamish, Coast Salish, Seattle, Snoqualmie Tribe