Question

Chief Seathl wrote this letter 165 years ago, using terms and a style that are not used
in our time.
Paraphrase the above passage in not more than 75 words in contemporary language
and style.

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Answer 1

Answer:

Chief Seattle (Si’ahl) (c. 1786 – June 7, 1866) was a public leader, the chief of the native American (Red Indian) Suquamish and Duwamish tribes. The American city Seattle is named after him. He is especially known for his ‘speech’, or sometimes referred to as ‘letter’, delivered in 1854. This speech was a response to the American Government’s land treaty to buy the native lands proposed by Issac Stevens, the Governor of Washington Territory.

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