The Duwamish tribe and its leader, Chief Seattle, were the principal signers of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott that handed over 54,000 acres of land, along with many other tribes in the region.

At 14, her mother told young Cecile of her Duwamish heritage -- and that she was the great-great niece of Sealth, the tribe's great chief.

Duwamish tribal leaders and Rep. Jim McDermott will testify before a U.S. House committee on Wednesday, seeking federal recognition for the tribe the city of Seattle's namesake belonged to.

The Duwamish—who include descendants of Chief Sealth, or Seattle, the Suquamish-Duwamish leader who signed the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott—have been fighting for recognition for decades.

Chief John Cheslahud (pronounced CHES-la-hud) led a Duwamish village on Lake Union in the late 1800s and became a personal friend of Seattle pioneer David Denny.

Last week, the federal government denied recognition to the Duwamish, the first people of Seattle (a city named after the Suquamish-Duwamish Chief Sealth). Unlike other tribes that signed treaties ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday seeking federal recognition for the Duwamish Tribe, whose forebears include Chief Seattle for whom the city of Seattle was named.

SEATTLE — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday seeking federal recognition for the Duwamish Tribe, whose forebears include Chief Seattle for whom the city of Seattle was named. The Seattle Times ...

Duwamish tribal members say they'll keep fighting after the federal government denied their longstanding petition to be recognized as a tribe. “We need to fight. We’re not giving up,” said ...