The World of Chief Seattle: How Can One Sell the Air?
by Eli Gifford, Seattle (Chief), R. Michael Cook, Warren Jefferson
Category: History

Now in a new format including the history of Chief Seattle's tribe and the Puget Sound region with many images of 19th century village life. Chief Seattle's impassioned plea to respect "the Sacred Web of Life" has become an inspiration to many. But what did Chief Seattle really say? Our research lead us to the version the Suquamish elders from Seattle's tribe include in their oral tradition, published here with two popular twentieth century adaptations.