Definition of "Snohomish" noun plural Snohomish or Snohomishes
A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington , United States . quotations examples
Quotations It was said that the Snuqualmi and Snohomish had no war dance (sqwā 'ts ᴇb ). Yet at the time of the big potlatch in the autumn the Snohomish performed their war dance and each of the tribes that had been invited did the same . In their war dance the Snohomish sang :"I belong to the Snohomish tribe , I have no friends . I am a Snohomish That means "I have killed all the people around here."When a warrior killed an enemy he was not allowed to touch food with his fingers for ten days . He used a stick for eating . He also scratched his cheeks with a sharp stone to make them bleed ; otherwise he would have a short life .
1930 September, Hermann Haeberlin, Erna Gunther, “The Indians of Puget Sound”, in University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, volume 4, number 1, Seattle: University of Washington Press, published 1942, archived from the original on 2020-07-11, page 14
proper noun An indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington , United States . quotations examples
Quotations It was said that the Snuqualmi and Snohomish had no war dance (sqwā 'ts ᴇb ). Yet at the time of the big potlatch in the autumn the Snohomish performed their war dance and each of the tribes that had been invited did the same . In their war dance the Snohomish sang :"I belong to the Snohomish tribe , I have no friends . I am a Snohomish That means "I have killed all the people around here."When a warrior killed an enemy he was not allowed to touch food with his fingers for ten days . He used a stick for eating . He also scratched his cheeks with a sharp stone to make them bleed ; otherwise he would have a short life .
1930 September, Hermann Haeberlin, Erna Gunther, “The Indians of Puget Sound”, in University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, volume 4, number 1, Seattle: University of Washington Press, published 1942, archived from the original on 2020-07-11, page 14