A chief of the allied tribes of Puget Sound, Washington. Seathl, as his Indian name was spelled, was the first signer of the treaty by which the Puget Sound Indians agreed to live on reservations. He was friendly to the whites and the city of Seattle, Washington, was named for him. As this occurred before his death, and he believed that the mention of his name after he died would disturb his spirit, he made the people of Seattle pay him a small tribute each year. Seattle died in 1866 at the age of seventy six, and a monument was erected to him in Seattle twenty four years later.
--Chief Seattle, SUQWAMISH AND DUWAMISH
The Elders tell us of the other dimension, the Spirit World. Our spirit in our bodies does not die, it only looks that way to our eyes and our brains. Some of our ceremonies allow us to see into the Spirit World. Death is only part of a process of life. It shows the transition into the Spirit World. The Elders tell us this is a joyful life journey.
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