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... the Tribe. The Duwamish Tribe's ancestral homeland is located in present-day Seattle, which takes its name from the Tribe's legendary Chief Si'ahl. The Duwamish were signatories to the Treaty of Point Elliott in 1855, which guaranteed ... Lake Washington to Puget Sound ultimately forced the Duwamish to leave their traditional territory and move to places like the Muckleshoot and Tulalip reservations. In the closing hours of President Bill Clinton's administration the Duwamish were granted federal ...