both the Duwamish Tribe and the Suquamish tribes (Suquamish is an anglicization of Dkhʷ'Suqw'Absh; this has no English translation beyond "People of Suq'ʷ." Suquamish is also found as , , , ). The name Seattle for the city dates from as early as 1853; the naming is attributed to David Swinson 'Doc' Maynard. The Duwamish language, Southern Lushootseed, belongs to the Salishan family. The Tribe is Lushootseed (Whulshootseed) (Skagit-Nisqually) Coast Salish. The Lushootseed (pronounced ) pronunciation of the people of the Duwamish Tribe is or Dkhʷ'Duw'Absh, or less accurately, Dkhw'Duw'Absh (see the footnote for a pronunciation brief). English does not have equivalents for half of the sounds in the language. Notes and references Most of the following notes refer to sources listed in Bibliography for Duwamish (tribe), which also includes the sources referenced in Cheshiahud (Lake John) and History of Seattle before white settlement. Further reading "Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound". Particularly useful "Duwamish Tribe" homepage "Duwamish history and culture", Duwamish Tribe "The Lushootseed Peoples of Puget Sound Country", University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collection "Lushootseed Salish (Whulshootseed, Puget Sound Salish)". Retrieved April 21, 2006. Vocabulary, pronunciation, orthography, place names, demography, tribes. University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections: Jay Miller, "Salmon, the Lifegiving Gift" David M. Buerge, Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest: An Introduction Series: Urban Indian Experience, four-part radio series on the Duwamish produced by KUOW for PRX, 2004–2005. Total running time approximately 36 minutes. Summary under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Duwamish Tribal organization, 1996-06-18, United States Department of the Interior. Native American history of Washington (state) Native American tribes in Washington (state) Lushootseed language