The River That Made Seattle was supported by a generous grant from the Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund, which provides the opportunity for a sustainable and healthy community for all.

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Cover illustrations: (photograph) Ann Rasmussen, great-granddaughter of Quio-litza (aka Ann Kanum), holding the family’s heirloom canoe paddle. Courtesy of Jeff Corwin. (map) Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Vicinity map, Duwamish River & its tributaries, Washington” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 24, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/640f77e0-2c61-0136-6f21-0bfd557ad2c4.

Frontispiece: Duwamish Waterway. Courtesy of Tom Reese.

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