Timeline
What year was the Treaty of Neah Bay negotiated?
1855
What was Isaac Stevens job?
He was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs
What day did we finalize the treaty negotiation?
January 31, 1855
Which village was the Treaty of Neah Bay negotiated in?
What is the name of our Traditional Language?
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq or wikashan
What day is Treaty Day?
January 31st
How tall was Isaac Stevens?
5'3''
Who was the government official that was sent to negotiate our treaty?
Isaac Stevens
Where did the R.B. Potter transport the Treaty Commissioners from?
Port Townsend
Who are all the Makah Language Teachers, currently teaching?
Misty, Hazel, Brandon, Hailey, Doris and Ceij and Maria too
What year was the Treaty of Neah Bay ratified? (made official)
1859
Did Gov. Stevens use intimidation to force Indian Tribes to sign treaties?
yes
What did we trade for our fishing/hunting rights?
land
Which villages were involved in the negotiation of the treaty?
diya, ozette, tsooyess, waayatch
Which college offers Makah Language classes?
Peninsula
What happened in 1853
Which Chief did Stevens hate and order execution on? (Seattle Area)
Leishi
How much land was ceded during the treaty negotiation?
300,000
how did outsiders access Neah Bay back then?
by boat or canoe
Qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌ means what?
People of the Cape
How long did it take RB Potter to transport the Treaty Party?
2 days (from Port Townsend)
How was Stevens killed?
in battle
Why were Makah People so eager to finalize the treaty negotiation?
to receive the small pox vaccine
Where is biʔidʔa located?
BIA, old headstart, coast guard
Where is the Makah Language Office located?