what is the historical background of chief seattle's speech
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Chief Seattle (c. 1786 – June 7, 1866) was a Suquamish Tribe (Suquamish) and Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) chief.[2] A leading figure among his people, he pursued a path of accommodation to white settlers, forming a personal relationship with "Doc" Maynard. The city of Seattle, in the U.S. stateof Washington, was named after him. A widely publicized speech arguing in favor of ecological responsibility and respect of Native Americans' land rights had been attributed to him; however what he actually said has been lost through translation and rewriting.
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The "Whites", who had come to settle in America,saw the native Americans as illiterate and uneducated.They saw this as an opportunity to create colonies..Governor Isaac Stevens on behalf of The US President,approached Chief Seattle and asked him rto surrender his land in order to receive protection from the long standing enemies of the tribe...the speech made by chief Seattle is a reply t the proposal put forward by governor Isaac Stevens
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