Snee Oosh, Washington
Snee Oosh, Washington
sdiʔus | |
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 Intersection of Snee-Oosh Road and Reservation Road | |
  Snee Oosh, Washington Location within Washington (state) | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′20″N 122°33′16″W / 48.42222°N 122.55444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Named after | "look the other way" |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 302 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867634[1] |
Snee Oosh (also spelled Snee-Oosh or Snee-oosh; Lushootseed: sdiʔus) is a populated place on Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington, on the Swinomish Indian Reservation.[2] The population was reported as 302 in 1999.[3]
There is also a Snee Oosh Point at 48°24′01″N 122°32′51″W / 48.40028°N 122.54750°W,[4][5] and Snee Oosh Beach at 48°24′07″N 122°32′38″W / 48.40194°N 122.54389°W.[6]
History
[edit]Snee Oosh is the site of one of the main Swinomish villages occupied in historic times.[7] The name "Snee Oosh" is derived from the Lushootseed name, sdiʔus, which means "look the other way."[8]
Kukutali Preserve
[edit]The Kukutali Preserve, an extension of Deception Pass State Park jointly administered by the Swinomish and Washington State Parks in a unique arrangement, is adjacent to Snee Oosh, and occupies the entirety of Flagstaff Island and Kiket Island.[9][10] It is the first state–tribal co-managed park in the United States.[11] Kiket Island was once the planned site of a nuclear power plant.[12]
Kukutali Preserve in Snee Oosh
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Washington State Yearbook, Information Press, 1999
- Romano, Craig (2017), Urban Trails Bellingham: Chuckanut Mountains // Western Whatcom // Skagit Valley, The Mountaineers Books, p. 158, ISBN 978-1-68051-025-6
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snee Oosh, Washington
- ↑ "BOUNDARY MAP DETAIL", official website, Swinomish Tribe, 2017, retrieved November 16, 2018
- ↑ Washington State Yearbook 1999.
- ↑ Washington Administrative Code title 237 GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, BOARD ON (appendix) (PDF) (2005 ed.), Washington State Legislature, p. 4
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snee-oosh Point
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snee-oosh Beach
- ↑ Dailey, Tom. "Village Descriptions--Lummi-Bellingham". Coast Salish Map. Archived from the original on February 13, 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ Hilbert, Vi; Miller, Jay; Zahir, Zalmai (2001). sdaʔdaʔ gʷəɬ dibəɬ ləšucid ʔacaciɬtalbixʷ - Puget Sound Geography. Original Manuscript from T.T. Waterman. Lushootseed Press. pp. 348, 351. ISBN 979-8750945764.
- ↑ VISITING KUKUTALI PRESERVE, Swinomish Tribe, retrieved November 16, 2018
- ↑ Kimberly Cauvel (June 18, 2014), "Kukutali Preserve opens to the public – Swinomish, state Parks partnership the first of its kind", goskagit.com, Skagit Valley Herald
- ↑ Romano 2017.
- ↑ Wilma, David "Kiket Island" HistoryLink.org (October 24, 2001).
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