Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State
Suquamish Since Time Immemorial
In 2015, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 5433 modifying the original 2005 legislation, now requiring the Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington state or other tribally-developed curriculum be taught in all schools. The use of the Since Time Immemorial curriculum has been endorsed by all 29 federally recognized tribes.
Suquamish is one of many Indian Tribes in the Pacific Northwest who thrived in their traditional life ways before the arrival of non-Indians. Taking their name from the traditional Lushootseed phrase for “people of the clear salt water” these expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers have lived in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Puget Sound Region for thousands of years.
Lessons for all grade levels
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
Books and Media
Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.