Salish Weave by Danielle Morsette
In partnership with the City of Bremerton, Public Works Department, the Bremerton Arts Commission has been asked to help select art for new utility boxes being placed throughout Bremerton. The goal is to locate public art in high traffic areas to reach citizens that may not otherwise experience the arts.
You can enjoy the utility box art at the posted coordinates, but to obtain the final coordinates you must answer the following questions.
A: What is the native language of the Suquamish people?
Athabascan 5
Shoshoni 6
Lushootseed 7
B: What does the word Suquamish mean?
People of the Inside 6
People of the Clear Salt Water 7
People of the Riverbank 8
C: Traditional Suquamish villages consisted of wooden houses, often several hundred feet long, that were shared by many families. What were these structures called?
Wattle and daub houses 7
Longhouses 8
Wigwams 9
D: The largest of these houses was reported to be somewhere between 600 and 1000 feet long, but was burned down by the U.S. government in 1870. What was the name of this village site?
Seattle 4
Tuckasegee 5
Old Man House 6
E: When the Point Elliott Treaty was signed on January 22, 1855 the Suquamish agreed to cede land to the United States, and the reserved tribal land near Agate Pass became designated as the Port Madison Indian Reservation. What famous chief signed this ?
Chief Seattle 1
Chief Kitsap 2
Geronimo 3
F: The Suqamish people are well known for their basketry. Traditional woven baskets were used for gathering food, carrying water, and even cooking when heated rocks were added. What were these watertight baskets made of?
Cedar roots 2
Soft rush grass 3
Oak bark 4
N 47 34.ABC W 122 39.DEF
The final is located near the historical site of a 125 acre Suquamish homestead that was home to a large native population in the early 1900's. Those lands were divided and sold off over the years, but a small, private tribal cemetery still remains.