Talk:Chief Seattle's Speech
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| Edition | H. A. Smith, "Early Reminiscences. Number Ten. Scraps From a Diary. Chief Seattle – A Gentleman by Instinct – His Native Eloquence. Etc., Etc." Seattle Sunday Star, October 29, 1887, p. 3. [UW Microforms Newspapers, Uncat. no. 212 reel 1.] Lacunae filled in from Frederic James Grant, History of Seattle, Washington; With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, (NY: American Publishing and Engraving Co, Publishers, 1891): 433-436. [UW Special Collections Reference 979.743 G76] |
| Source | washington.edu |
[edit] Source
From http://courses.washington.edu/spcmu/speeches/chiefsealth.htm, published 1881/1897 Linked to from wikipedia:Chief Seattle on Wikipedia. --67.171.36.212 00:33, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Authorship
Technically, this speak is attributed to Sealth, but Sealth never spoke it. This text was created by Henry A. Smith many years later, from Smith's notes, as a translation of a speech Sealth gave in his native language. Rewinn 04:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. We normally record Smith's role as a translator. From the Wikipedia article, it looks like the original speech uttered in Lushootseed is lost; Wikipedia says it was translated into Chinook Indian trade language -- is that also lost? John Vandenberg (chat) 06:17, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
