A root (also known as root word or radical ) is the core of a word that is irreducible into more meaningful elements. In morphology , a root is a morphologically simple unit which can be left bare or to which a prefix or a suffix can attach. The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word , and of a word family (this root is then called the base word), which carries aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Content words in nearly all languages contain, and may consist only of, root morphemes . However, sometimes the term "root" is also used to describe the word without its inflectional endings, but with its lexical endings in place. For example, chatters has the inflectional root or lemma chatter , but the lexical root chat . Inflectional roots are often called stems . A root, or a root morpheme , in the stricter sense, may be thought of as a monomorphemic stem.
66-465: Snoqualmie might refer to: People [ edit ] Snoqualmie people , a Coast Salish people of Washington state Snoqualmie Indian Tribe , a federally recognized tribe of Snoqualmie people Places [ edit ] Snoqualmie Indian Reservation Snoqualmie Valley , ancestral home to the Snoqualmie tribe Snoqualmie, Washington ,
132-716: A city in King County, Washington The Snoqualmie River Snoqualmie Falls , a large waterfall on the Snoqualmie River Snoqualmie Pass , a mountain pass over the Cascade Range Snoqualmie Pass, Washington , a census designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington Snoqualmie Mountain , a mountain near Snoqualmie Pass Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest Other [ edit ] Snoqualmie Valley School District ,
198-532: A general reservation for all peoples west of the Cascades. A temporary reservation on the then-named Snohomish Bay was to be established solely for the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and Stillaguamish, as well as their several subgroups. These lands were wholly unsuitable for the Snoqualmie, an inland people. Not only were the Snoqualmie not suited for a saltwater lifestyle, but the treaty commission vastly underestimated
264-610: A lawsuit against the federal government, Duwamish et al v. the United States . At that time, Jerry Kanim, treaty rights activist and nephew of Patkanim, was the chief of the Snoqualmie Tribe. The non-recognized Snoqualmie eventually reorganized as the Snoqualmie Tribal Organization, whose membership was primarily composed of non-reservation Snoqualmie listed on 1919 and 1923 lists. The Tulalip Tribes of Washington
330-453: A necessity to engage with the U.S. government for treaty rights. Following the loss of land of the Snoqualmie, the descendants of Patkanim reorganized the Snoqualmie political system into three villages at Lake Sammamish, Tolt, and Meadowbrook. The new system continued to be centered around Tolt and governed by the Kanim family under Jerry Kanim until his death in 1956. The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
396-517: A prominent Snoqualmie leader during the 19th century, began to create several systems to defend the Snoqualmie and centralize his own power. He later led the Snoqualmie on several raids against the U.S. government and for a time was one of the main resistors of U.S. influence in the region. In 1855, the Snoqualmie were party to the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty at Muckilteo ( Lushootseed : bək̓ʷəɬtiwʔ ). Fourteen Snoqualmie men signed
462-549: A public school district serving the city of Snoqualmie and surrounding areas Snoqualmie Depot, a rail depot in Snoqualmie owned by the Northwest Railway Museum The Summit at Snoqualmie , a winter resort located at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington Snoqualmie, a wine label produced by the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates division of Altria Snoqualmie (fireboat) , Seattle's first fireboat Topics referred to by
528-1020: A tendency to have words that are identical to their roots. However, such forms as in Spanish exist in English such as interrupt , which may arguably contain the root -rupt , which only appears in other related prefixd forms (such as disrupt , corrupt , rupture , etc.). The form -rupt cannot occur on its own. Examples of ( consonantal roots ) which are related but distinct to the concept developed here are formed prototypically by three (as few as two and as many as five) consonants. Speakers may derive and develop new words (morphosyntactically distinct, i.e. with different parts of speech) by using non-concatenative morphological strategies: inserting different vowels . Unlike 'root' here, these cannot occur on their own without modification; as such these are never actually observed in speech and may be termed 'abstract'. For example, in Hebrew ,
594-502: A well-rounded diet consisting of many plant and animal resources from the diverse ecosystem of their homelands. Known to their saltwater-dwelling neighbors as some of the best hunters, the Snoqualmie primarily hunted deer, elk, bear, goat, beaver, grouse, and duck for their meat, pelts, and other resources. Hunting was a large part of the traditional Snoqualmie lifestyle, and hunting trips were frequent and long, lasting upwards of 2–3 weeks. Deer were hunted everywhere, from their homelands in
660-560: Is a federally recognized tribe based in Snoqualmie, Washington . They gained federal recognition in 1999. The Snoqualmie Tribe was originally recognized by the BIA as some kind of tribal entity for about 100 years, until around the 1950s. Around that time, the federal government ceased to recognize the tribe, however, it is not clear why or when this recognition ceased to exist. In 1927, the Snoqualmie Tribe joined many other Western Washington tribes in
726-708: Is a federally recognized tribe based in Tulalip Bay , Washington. The tribe was created by the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott as the successor to the Snohomish , Skykomish , Snoqualmie, and Stillaguamish peoples. Although most Snoqualmie stayed in their homelands, many Snoqualmie were able to gain land on the Tulalip Reservation, whose descendants make up the Snoqualmie community at Tulalip. Root (linguistics) The traditional definition allows roots to be either free morphemes or bound morphemes . Root morphemes are
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#1732837002751792-577: Is derived from the Lushootseed endonym of the Snoqualmie: sdukʷalbixʷ . The name is composed of a root , √dukʷ , and the suffix =albixʷ , meaning "people of." The name was traditionally the name for the Snoqualmie River and all related villages located on it, not the name of a united ethnic group as it is today. The etymology of the root is contested. According to the Snoqualmie Tribe,
858-573: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Snoqualmie people The Snoqualmie people ( Lushootseed : sdukʷalbixʷ ) are a Lushootseed-speaking Southern Coast Salish people indigenous to the Snoqualmie Valley , located in east King and Snohomish counties in the state of Washington . Today, they are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes : Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and Tulalip Tribes of Washington . The name "Snoqualmie"
924-458: Is morphologically similar to the production of frequentative (iterative) verbs in Latin , for example: Consider also Rabbinic Hebrew ת-ר-מ √t-r-m ‘donate, contribute’ (Mishnah: T’rumoth 1:2: ‘separate priestly dues’), which derives from Biblical Hebrew תרומה t'rūmå ‘contribution’, whose root is ר-ו-מ √r-w-m ‘raise’; cf. Rabbinic Hebrew ת-ר-ע √t-r-' ‘sound
990-520: Is the longhouse. A large longhouse could be 120 feet long and support up to 20 families. Each longhouse had a leader and a council made up of the various heads of each family. The Snoqualmie also constructed temporary structures of several designs. Some temporary mat houses were shaped in a conical design. The Snoqualmie also had a semi-permanent longhouse along Lake Sammamish. The Snoqualmie also sometimes built sweat lodges. Snoqualmie traditional religion, was, like other Coast Salish societies, based on
1056-629: The Arabic language : Similar cases occur in Hebrew , for example Israeli Hebrew מ-ק-מ √m-q-m ‘locate’, which derives from Biblical Hebrew מקום måqom ‘place’, whose root is ק-ו-מ √q-w-m ‘stand’. A recent example introduced by the Academy of the Hebrew Language is מדרוג midrúg ‘rating’, from מדרג midrág , whose root is ד-ר-ג √d-r-g ‘grade’." According to Ghil'ad Zuckermann , "this process
1122-571: The Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the state of the Snoqualmie. Around this time, the Snoqualmie population was around 4,000. In the 1940s, the Superintendent of the Tulalip Agency again recommended the purchase of a separate reservation for the Snoqualmie. Eventually, the Snoqualmie Tribe of Indians purchased land for and were granted a Reservation near Snoqualmie, Washington , on which
1188-548: The Skykomish were historically a sub-group of the Snoqualmie. However, most experts today agree that, although they were closely allied and intermarried, the Skykomish were completely separate and autonomous from the Snoqualmie. Around the time of the treaty, the Snoqualmie had around 16 villages consisting of at least 58 longhouses, although the exact number of villages is hard to determine. The Snoqualmie built their villages along
1254-462: The Sanskrit root " √bhū- " means the root " bhū- ". English verb form running contains the root run . The Spanish superlative adjective amplísimo contains the root ampli- . In the former case, the root can occur on its own freely. In the latter, it requires modification via affixation to be used as a free form. English has minimal use of morphological strategies such as affixation and features
1320-483: The Snohomish, the Snoqualmie speak a subdialect of Southern Lushootseed similar to the Muckleshoot and Duwamish. Although usage of Lushootseed has declined in recent years, now mainly restricted to cultural and ceremonial uses, the Snoqualmie Tribe has a language program dedicated to revitalizing the language. The department aims to increase the language's use in daily life, as well as use it in conjunction with teaching
1386-748: The Snoqualmie River and its tributaries, primarily at the mouth of the main tributary creeks. Most of the villages were located below Snoqualmie Falls ( šəqaʔɬdaɬ ) with the largest being located at the mouth of Tokul Creek ( dəxʷq̓al ), Cherry Creek, Fall City , and Carnation ( tultxʷ ). Snoqualmie villages were not united under a single leader. Instead, each village was completely sovereign and autonomous, allied together through shared dialect, kin, and culture. Although some leaders (such as Patkanim ) were highly influential and wielded great influence, they traditionally had no actual authority over any other village. Like other Coast Salish peoples,
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#17328370027511452-461: The Snoqualmie Valley, where it continued along the Snoqualmie River and across the mountains. Another major trade route to the northern Puget Sound between the Snohomish and Yakama peoples passed through Snoqualmie territory, via the Snoqualmie River. Due to being directly on the path of trade between the east and west sides of the mountains, the Snoqualmie directly controlled trade flowing across
1518-581: The Snoqualmie in addition to the many other peoples on the reservation, so most returned to their homelands. In 1856 and in 1858, Indian Agents requested multiple times for a reservation to be created near Snoqualmie Falls, however, no reservation was created. Most Snoqualmie could not obtain land at Tulalip either, resulting in the Snoqualmie becoming practically landless. By 1919, many Snoqualmie still lived in their communities in or near pioneer settlements such as Tolt and Fall City , working in logging camps and saw mills. Indian Agent Charles Roblin reported to
1584-425: The Snoqualmie in order to defend against these raiders. Patkanim, a prominent leader of the time, used the expansion in trade and military to centralize and ferment his authority among the many Snoqualmie villages. Patkanim selected the village at tultxʷ to be his administrative center, while the village at what is now Fall City became his military center, strategically located and well defended by forts up and down
1650-430: The Snoqualmie is Lushootseed , calləd txʷəlšucid in the Snoqualmie dialect. Lushootseed is a Coast Salish language which was historically spoken from what is now Bellingham to the head of Puget Sound at Olympia . Lushootseed is divided into two mutually-intelligible main dialects, Southern Lushootseed (sometimes called Twulshootseed or Whulshootseed) and Northern Lushootseed. Unlike their downriver neighbors,
1716-404: The Snoqualmie name, including Snoqualmie, Washington , the Snoqualmie River , Snoqualmie Falls , Snoqualmie Pass , and the Snoqualmie Valley . Around the beginning of the colonial period in the early 19th century, the Snoqualmie experienced a massive increase in slave raids targeting them from northern peoples. The Snoqualmie began to rapidly expand their own military capabilities. Patkanim ,
1782-433: The Snoqualmie were traditionally a complex hunter-gatherer society . They operated on a yearly pattern revolving around the different seasons. In the spring and summer, hunting and gathering was the most common activity. In the fall and early winter, the focus shifted towards fishing. The Snoqualmie traditionally constructed several types of housing. The largest, most important, and most famous building in Snoqualmie culture
1848-401: The Snoqualmie, were historically dominated by the village and the extended family. However, there was also some identity and organization above the village level, going as high as the drainage system in which one lived. This analysis of traditional society is supported by most anthropologists today, however, there has been considerable debate on the nature of Snoqualmie traditional society, and
1914-529: The Sound. Even today, canoes are important to the culture of the Snoqualmie. Every year, the Snoqualmie take part in Canoe Journey, a festival intended to maintain friendships between tribes from Puget Sound and beyond. The bilateral kinship system was historically the foundation of Snoqualmie society, and the basis for higher social organization like that of the village. Coast Salish societies, including that of
1980-488: The U.S. Government to establish a reservation inland for the Snoqualmie, on the basis that they would not be able to live on the saltwater due to their inland lifestyle. After the signing of the treaty, the Snoqualmie did make an attempt to move to the reservation as indicated in the treaty. Sonowa may have initially left with his people to the Tulalip Reservation, but they ended up back to the Snoqualmie Valley. The Tulalip Reservation did not have enough food or land to support
2046-550: The Yakima Pass was easier to cross on horseback and soon became the more commonly-used route, and Snoqualmie Pass fell out of use. Today, sections of Interstate 90 follows the trade routes used by the Snoqualmie. The Snoqualmie were on the path of several major trade routes across the Cascades. One major route, starting near what is now the Seattle Waterfront , the route passed around Lake Washington towards Issaquah and into
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2112-569: The administration and defense of the Snoqualmie drainage system. The Monroe district guarded the mouth of the Snoqualmie River, the North Bend district guarded the mountain passes, the Fall City district was the military headquarters of the region, and the Tolt district functioned as a de-facto capitol of the region. Patkanim appointed four of his relatives to be head chief of each district. Patkanim made himself
2178-400: The area had negotiated with each independent village and were signed by all adult men, rather than just a few assigned chiefs. Around this time, there had emerged two highly important leaders of the Snoqualmie, Patkanim and Sonowa , who were both recognized at different points as "chiefs" of the Snoqualmie. Patkanim was given representation of all villages downstream of tultxʷ , including
2244-539: The belief in powerful spirits and powers which were bound to the land. The village at tultxʷ was one of the last locations where the once-prolific Soul Recovery Ceremony was practiced in Puget Sound. The ceremony summoned help from the swaw̓tixʷtəd , a type of small forest spirit who were said to live in a community nearby to the village. The village at what is now Fall City also had resident spirits which made warriors there much stronger. The traditional language of
2310-411: The berries, as well as any fish caught or meat gathered from animals during the trip. Berries were collected and brought back to the camp for drying and storage. Berries gathered include huckleberries, blackberries, elderberries, salmonberries, cranberries, and strawberries. Some berries were gathered in the marshes and lakes and prairies of the lowlands. Others were gathered high up on the mountains and in
2376-439: The building blocks for affixation and compounds . However, in polysynthetic languages with very high levels of inflectional morphology, the term "root" is generally synonymous with "free morpheme". Many such languages have a very restricted number of morphemes that can stand alone as a word: Yup'ik , for instance, has no more than two thousand. The root is conventionally indicated using the mathematical symbol √; for instance,
2442-410: The category-neutral approach, data from English indicates that the same underlying root appears as a noun and a verb - with or without overt morphology. In Hebrew , the majority of roots consist of segmental consonants √CCC. Arad (2003) describes that the consonantal root is turned into a word due to pattern morphology. Thereby, the root is turned into a verb when put into a verbal environment where
2508-560: The construction. This resulted in most labor being voluntary, as participating in labor only served to help yourself and others. In the early colonial period, the fur trade created circumstances enabling peoples far to the north, such as the Lekwiltok of the Kwakwaka'wakw , to begin large-scale annual raiding of peoples to the south for slaves, including the Snoqualmie. This resulted in a massive expansion of warfare and military capabilities among
2574-614: The cultural practices of the Snoqualmie people. The website of the Snoqualmie Language Program features many resources available for learning Lushootseed, such as lists of vocabulary, phrases, and links to helpful websites. Due to their historical closeness with the Sahaptin -speaking Yakama and Wenatchi peoples across the Cascades, some Snoqualmie were bi-lingual in Lushootseed and Sahaptin. The Snoqualmie traditionally had
2640-455: The early colonial period with the introduction of the fur trade, Snoqualmie leader Patkanim used the changing circumstances to his advantage to greatly increase his influence and authority, becoming a highly-powerful leader and controlling much of the trade on Puget Sound, paving the way for the later centralization of the Snoqualmie around his descendants. Slaves were prisoners of war and their descendants. Not all families owned slaves, although
2706-517: The foothills of the Cascades, they had close relations with several interior peoples , such as the Yakama , Wenatchi , and the Klickitat . The Snoqualmie regularly crossed over the mountains using several passes, which connected the vast trade networks of the Puget Sound to the other side of the mountains. The oldest pass used to cross the mountains was Snoqualmie Pass . However, after the adoption of horses,
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2772-436: The forms derived from the abstract consonantal roots , a major Hebrew phonetics concept ג-ד-ל ( g-d-l ) related to ideas of largeness: g a d o l and gd o l a (masculine and feminine forms of the adjective "big"), g a d a l "he grew", hi gd i l "he magnified" and ma gd e l et "magnifier", along with many other words such as g o d e l "size" and mi gd a l "tower". Roots and reconstructed roots can become
2838-400: The head bears the "v" feature (the pattern). Consider the root √š-m-n (ש-מ-נ). Although all words vary semantically, the general meaning of a greasy, fatty material can be attributed to the root. Furthermore, Arad states that there are two types of languages in terms of root interpretation. In languages like English, the root is assigned one interpretation whereas in languages like Hebrew,
2904-443: The head chief of all the districts, traveling throughout the year to administer the various villages in the drainage system. Sonowa and the upriver Snoqualmie remained quite powerful and Sonowa was given the status of sub-chief of the North Bend district by Patkanim. In the early 20th century, the system developed by Patkanim continued to evolve further. Political systems which more closely resemble modern-day tribes began to emerge as
2970-429: The independent Skykomish and Snohomish peoples. Sonowa was given representation of all Snoqualmie villages upstream of tultxʷ . To Indian Agent Michael Simmons at the time, Sonowa was seen as "one of the very best Indians in [the] district," whereas Patkanim was seen as a troublemaker. The Snoqualmie were originally supposed to be removed from their lands to the coastal Tulalip Reservation , first intended to be
3036-441: The job. Rather, a leader merely supervised the tasks and made suggestions which were often heeded because of their wisdom. Respected leaders were held in very high esteem by others, who often would donate portions of their food or gave other gifts to the leader as a token of respect. On the other hand, leaders which were not respected could simply be ignored with no threat of punishment. As the world began to change drastically during
3102-614: The mountains, allowing them to become very powerful in relation to other Puget Sound peoples. The Snoqualmie also made great use of canoes, like other Indigenous peoples on the Northwest Coast. Although there were major barriers to river travel like Snoqualmie Falls, it was common to simply portage canoes around the falls to continue along the river. The Snoqualmie used canoes in their own territory, and they also kept canoes near Mercer Slough ( Lushootseed : saʔcaqaɬ ) for use on Lake Washington , which could also be used on journeys to
3168-462: The name means "people of the moon," with the root √dukʷ referring to dukʷibəɬ , the Changer , and the highest god in traditional Snoqualmie religion. Another possible etymology is that the name means "worthless people," with the homonymic root word √dukʷ meaning "worthless," the name a result of the coast dwelling peoples low opinion of the inland Snoqualmie. It has also been proposed that
3234-437: The nature of Coast Salish societies as a whole, during the chaotic and fluid 19th and 20th centuries. Snoqualmie society was stratified into three classes: high-class ( siʔab ), low-class ( p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ ), and slave class ( studəq ). Within the high-class families, there was also differences in the elite-ness of various families. Most families were upper class, with few lower class families and even fewer slaves, owned by
3300-593: The number of people who lived in the area. Early estimates by the commission in 1854 suggested that only 300-400 people lived on the entire Snohomish and Stillaguamish watersheds. By 1856, American estimates reached as high as 1800. On the other hand, the US government would grant the same amount of land intended for 1800 people to just four white settlers (if they were married) under the Donation Land Claim Act . Multiple people, including Sonowa and Agent Simmons, pleaded to
3366-577: The passes, which were the favored gathering areas of many Snoqualmie women. Slash-and-burn techniques were used to maintain the ecosystem and promote growth. In the early contact period, the Snoqualmie began growing and harvesting potatoes at the prairies in their territory. Snoqualmie Prairie was one such location, which produced impressive quantities of potatoes. After the signing of the treaty, many Snoqualmie began to make their living by working in logging camps or sawmills. The Snoqualmie traveled widely throughout their territory and beyond. Living in
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#17328370027513432-495: The river. Patkanim also innovated a new system of political organization around him and his family throughout the villages of the Snoqualmie drainage system. There were three levels: the village, the district, and the chiefdom. Each level of organization had a chief, a subchief, and a council of chiefs. On the village level, the highest ranking family head served as the village chief. There were four districts: Monroe, Tolt, Fall City, and North Bend. Each district had its own role in
3498-426: The root √dukʷ may instead have the connotation of "fearless," resulting in the name meaning "fearless people," which is a more likely meaning than "worthless people," according to linguists Dawn Bates and Thom Hess. Snoqualmie has also historically been spelled many ways, including Snoqualmu, Snoqualmoo, Snoquelolmi, Snoqualmick, Snoqualamuke, Snoqualmi, and Snuqualmi. Today, there are many places which carry
3564-480: The roots' vowels, by adding or removing the long vowels a , i , u , e and o . (Notice that Arabic does not have the vowels e and o .) In addition, secondary roots can be created by prefixing ( m− , t− ), infixing ( −t− ), or suffixing ( −i , and several others). There is no rule in these languages on how many secondary roots can be derived from a single root; some roots have few, but other roots have many, not all of which are necessarily in current use. Consider
3630-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Snoqualmie . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snoqualmie&oldid=1166048075 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
3696-479: The stream of fish. Dip nets could be easily dropped into the water and raised to gather great amounts of fish. Fish were primarily dried and stored for the winter. Berries and other plant resources were traditionally gathered by women. Gathering trips consisted of traveling to a creek or other location near the berry grounds, sometimes in tandem with a hunting group, where a camp was set up. Camps often had temporary dwellings, as well as drying and processing racks for
3762-551: The syntactic environment. The ways in which these roots gain lexical category are discussed in Distributed Morphology and the Exoskeletal Model . Theories adopting a category-neutral approach have not, as of 2020, reached a consensus about whether these roots contain a semantic type but no argument structure, neither semantic type nor argument structure, or both semantic type and argument structure. In support of
3828-434: The tools of etymology . Secondary roots are roots with changes in them, producing a new word with a slightly different meaning. In English, a rough equivalent would be to see conductor as a secondary root formed from the root to conduct . In abjad languages, the most familiar of which are Arabic and Hebrew , in which families of secondary roots are fundamental to the language, secondary roots are created by changes in
3894-414: The treaty. "Chiefs" and "subchiefs" were arbitrarily assigned to be representative of various tribes and subgroups, which solidified the power of singular men, leaving out other traditional community leaders. Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens ' policy was to amalgamate as many independent groups into as few tribes as possible to make the signing of treaties easier. Prior treaties made with other groups in
3960-519: The tribe opened the Snoqualmie Casino in 2008. The traditional territory of the Snoqualmie consists of the Snoqualmie River watershed, from North Bend downriver to its confluence with the Skykomish. Although it is difficult to determine the exact locations and boundaries, the Snoqualmie also traveled widely throughout the Cascade mountains adjacent to their territory. According to some historians,
4026-460: The trumpet, blow the horn’, from Biblical Hebrew תרועה t'rū`å ‘shout, cry, loud sound, trumpet-call’, in turn from ר-ו-ע √r-w-`." and it describes the suffix. Decompositional generative frameworks suggest that roots hold little grammatical information and can be considered "category-neutral". Category-neutral roots are roots without any inherent lexical category but with some conceptual content that becomes evident depending on
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#17328370027514092-565: The valley to the islands in the Sound. Elk hunters traveled to the territory of the neighboring Skykomish people. Mountain goats were hunted in the Cascade Mountains. While the best spot in Snoqualmie territory for goat hunting was at the headwaters of the South Fork, people also hunted at the headwaters of the North Fork and at Stampede Pass and Granite Mountain . Seafood, primarily fish,
4158-467: The wealthiest of the wealthy. Recognition of class rank was regional and based on one's family. While it was possible to move up and down the social ladder, it was uncommon, and most people inherited their high-class status from their families. Nobility was traditionally displayed in many ways. Having an important or famous name, a powerful spirit power, and proper behavior (such as generosity and diligence) were clear indications of high-class status. Class
4224-587: The wealthiest person in a village would always have at least more than two. Slaves often did menial work such as collecting water, cleaning, or cutting firewood. In some families, master and slave worked alongside each other, but slaves always did more work. Certain types of property were owned privately, while others were owned by anyone who helped steward them. High value or rare resources, including root-digging plots, were private property, inherited from one's family. Other properties, such as houses, weirs, forts, and canoes, were available to use by anyone who helped in
4290-730: Was also indicated by the size of one's house, or by one's wealth and prestige. On the other hand, laziness, selfishness, unruliness, as well as a general lack of prosperity, wisdom, and knowledge were seen as evidence of low-class status. Low class families were identified as those who had "lost their history," as described by anthropologist Wayne Suttles . Particularly prestigious members of high-class families, such as powerful warriors or religious leaders, often became prominent leaders in their village and in broader society. Although they could wield great influence, they had no real authority over anyone else. While they organized and led various tasks, they could not force anyone to come with them or finish
4356-417: Was another highly important resource of the Snoqualmie. Fisheries were located at every village location up to the falls, as well as other important locations on smaller streams and lakes. There were six common methods of fishing: with spears , with baskets, with gillnets , with traps , with dip nets , and with weirs . The most common fishing method was with large river-spanning weirs which served to control
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