Snohomish Indian Tribe
Location
Snohomish. Meaning unknown but evidently the name of a place.
Also called:
Ashnuhumsh, Kalapuya name.
Connections
The Snohomish belonged to the
Nisqually dialectic group of the coastal division of the
Salishan linguistic stock.
Location
On the lower course of Snohomish
River and on the southern end of Whidbey Island.
Subdivisions
Sdugwadskabsh, the south portion of Whidbey Island, including villages
opposite Mukilteo on Whidbey (Negua'sx) Island and at Newell on Useless
Bay.
Skwilsi'diabsh, from Preston Point, above Everett, to the southern tip of
Camano Island, including a village at Marysville and Tcatcthlks opposite
Tulalip on Tulalip Bay.
Snohomish, Port Gardner Bay and Snohomish River as far up as Snohomish,
including Tctlaks at Everett on the south side of the mouth of Snohomish
River and Hibolb on the north side of its mouth.
Tukwetlbabsh, on Snohomish River from Snohomish to Monroe, including
villages at Snohomish at the mouth of Pilchuck Creek and below Monroe 2
miles from the confluence of the Skykomish and the Snoqualmie.
Population
Mooney (1928) estimated the population of the Snohomish, the
Snoqualmie, the Tulalip, and some others at 1,200 in 1780. In 1850 there were
350 Snohomish. The census of 1910 gives 664, evidently including other bands,
and the United States Office of Indian Affairs, 667 in 1937.
Connection in which they have become noted
The name of the Snohomish is perpetuated in Snohomish River,
Snohomish County, and a city in that county.
Additional Resources
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, 1953, Bureau of
American Ethnology, Bulletin 145, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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