Restoring the Culture History of the suq̓ʷabš through Education and Outreach

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Outreach and Education: Examples of Approaches and Strategies from the Pacific Northwest" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In spite of important Suquamish leaders in the historic period, the culture history of the Suquamish People has not been documented accurately in historic and ethnographic records. Suquamish Tribe Archaeology and Historic Preservation Department personnel approach historic preservation in the broadest sense, incorporating archaeology, oral history, genealogy, language, traditional cultural knowledge, and written history in their research to produce a reliable and detailed culture history of the suq̓ʷabš. Staff members undertake outreach and education in multiple venues and formats to provide accurate cultural information. In the Suquamish heartland centered in Kitsap County, the historic preservation team helped develop interpretive signage summarizing Suquamish culture history, made presentations to community groups, historical societies, and schools, and worked with other tribal government departments to incorporate Suquamish culture history in school curricula of the North Kitsap School District and the tribe’s own Chief Kitsap Academy. Personnel made similar efforts in the broader Suquamish ancestral territory throughout Western Washington, assisting with interpretive signage in the greater Seattle area, giving presentations to a variety of groups, and working with Washington State Ferries to provide cultural information at ferry terminals and in the ferry Suquamish.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Outreach and Education: Examples of Approaches and Strategies from the Pacific Northwest   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35925.0