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The River That Made Seattle: A Human and Natural History of the Duwamish

English

By (author): BJ Cummings

Restores the river to its central place in the citys history

With bountiful salmon and fertile plains, the Duwamish River has drawn people to its shores over the centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Chief Sealth and his allies fished and lived in villages here and white settlers established their first settlements nearby. Industrialists later straightened the rivers natural turns and built factories on its banks, floating in raw materials and shipping out airplane parts, cement, and steel. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river has been its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site.

Using previously unpublished accounts by Indigenous people and settlers, BJ Cummingss compelling narrative restores the Duwamish River to its central place in Seattle and Pacific Northwest history. Writing from the perspective of environmental justiceand herself a key figure in river restoration effortsCummings vividly portrays the people and conflicts that shaped the regions culture and natural environment. She conducted research with members of the Duwamish Tribe, with whom she has long worked as an advocate. Cummings shares the rivers story as a call for action in aligning decisions about the river and its future with values of collaboration, respect, and justice.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 11 May 2022
  • Publisher: University of Washington Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780295750989

About BJ Cummings

BJ Cummings is founder of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition and previously served as executive director of Sustainable Seattle. Cummings is currently manager of community engagement for the Superfund Research Program at the University of Washington.

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