Further Afield

Suquamish Museum
The Suquamish Museum is located on the Port Madison Reservation, less than an hour west of Seattle by car via the Bainbridge Ferry. The Museum's permanent exhibit The Eyes of Chief Seattle displays the history of the original inhabitants of Puget Sound as though Chief Seattle himself were your guide. Nearby are several sites of interest including Chief Seattle's grave and Old Man House Park, location of Chief Seattle's former home.
www.suquamish.nsn.us

Makah Cultural & Research Center
The Makah Museum in Neah Bay, five hours west of Seattle near the Olympic National Park, is a nationally recognized tribal museum. Permanent exhibits include artifacts from the Ozette collection, uncovered from a Makah village partially buried by a mudslide nearly 500 years ago.
www.makah.com/mcrchome.htm

Snoqualmie Falls
Located less than an hour east of Seattle by car, Snoqualmie Falls is one of Washington's premier tourist destinations, and is a sacred site for the Snoqualmie Tribe. Snoqualmie Falls plays an important role in tribal stories, including the Lushootseed origin story, "Moon, the Transformer," which teaches that salmon were given to the people by Moon for their subsistence. The Snoqualmie Tribe has worked for many years to preserve Snoqualmie Falls as a pristine natural site "for all people, for all time."A park with viewing platforms and hiking trails provides public access.
www.snoqualmiefalls.com

Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center
Cultural items found at an Eld Inlet village site in Southern Puget Sound form one of the main exhibits in the Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center, located approximately one and a half hours southeast of Seattle.
www.squaxinislandmuseum.org

Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Located in Toppenish, three hours east of Seattle, the Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center interprets the history and culture of the Plateau and Columbia River Basin people.
www.yakamamuseum.com

In addition to the tribal museums listed above, several community history museums in the Puget Sound region include interesting exhibits on local Native American culture and history, including the White River Valley Museum in Auburn and the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. More information is available at visitseattle.org/cultural.

Several museums feature twined baskets made by master weavers from cedar and other natural materials. Sauk basket by Susan Wawetkin Bedal, Seattle Art Museum collection.