Week 3: January 19-25
January 19, 2001
On January 19, 2001, the Duwamish Tribe won federal recognition. However, fewer than 48 hours later, the tribe learned that President George W. Bush has suspended a batch of President Clinton’s 11th-hour orders, including federal recognition of the Duwamish.
January 20, 1857
On January 20, 1857, United States President Franklin Pierce signed an executive order that formally established the Muckleshoot Reservation.
The reservation would later be expanded when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a new executive order on April 9, 1874.
January 20 1997
On January 20, 1997, at Seattle Center, Festál celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day in its inaugural event. Festál is a series of diverse community-based festivals that promote ethnic and cultural diversity through performing arts, programs, and activities.
January 21, 2017
On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, more than 100,000 people marched through the streets of Seattle in what is believed to be the largest political march in city history up to that point.
Initially, organizers expected about 50,000 people, but more than twice that number showed up.
January 22, 1855
On January 22, 1855, Chief Seattle joins 81 other leaders of Puget Sound tribes in signing a treaty with Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens (1818-1862) at Point Elliott (now Mukilteo).
Tribes including the Duwamish and Suquamish surrender their lands for cash, relocation to reservations, and access to traditional fishing and hunting grounds.
This post is in partnership with HistoryLink, and Warren Seyler, former chairman Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Black Muse Resource Center, and the Living Arts Cultural Heritage.
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