It’s almost like there’s an election coming up and our local politicians want to be seen in a positive light.  Sadly they only do that when they want something for themselves.  Why did it take her so long to meet and recognize the Duwamish members? https://mynorthwest.com/1125149/why-wont-seattle-mayor-durkan-meet-with-the-duwamish-tribe/Like I said before, all she’s got are words.  Worthless, just like the Treaty of Point Elliott.  Don’t fall for the spectacle.

Yes the Natives do deserve better. Just getting state recognition is a tough task because local and state officials understand this is the first step toward federal recognition. They worry about federal due to land claims, gaming rights and losing tax revenue on the land. While the mayor says things that go against some of our past officials like Ken Eikenberry or Slade Gorton who were openly against Native sovereignty, she knows it’s a long shot to getting recognition. 

Very cool! Wish I weren’t otherwise engaged. Ken’s a wonderfully warm and generous person. He recently spoke at an event I helped organize down in Tukwila back in March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrabROWgWk&feature=youtu.be 

And he’s also leading a very cool walk in West Seattle tomorrow.
https://westseattleblog.com/2019/05/next-saturday-walk-native-land-in-west-seattle/

Mike, that’s up to the Muckleshoot, not the mayor.  

Actually more of a Port thing. Last we heard of it was five years ago:
https://westseattleblog.com/2014/03/followup-port-still-plans-to-give-duwamish-artifacts-to-another-tribe/

There was no mention of the artifacts in the Duwamish’s message saying they planned to seek mayoral recognition. The bigger need for recognition, of course, is on the federal level.

Can you elaborate on this? Are their artifacts something the mayor has in her possession or control? (Asking sincerely; I genuinely don’t know what the connection is between the artifacts and the mayor.)