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La Push, Washington

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The popular Quileute Days take place July 17–19 in La Push. The tribal celebration of cultural heritage and modern lifestyle includes a fireworks display, a traditional salmon bake, dancing and songs, a softball tournament, and other field sports, a slow-pitch tournament, a horseshoe tournament, arts
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La Push is a village of the Quileute Tribe that displays a slower, more relaxed way of life. All of the businesses are owned by the tribe. The Quileute Tribe has revived many of its traditional skills and crafts, which are taught at school along with the unique language. It is an isolate language,
345:. Tribal members traditionally built cedar canoes for a variety of uses; they ranged in size from two-man to ocean-going freight vessels capable of carrying three tons. The Quileute ranked second only to the 349:
as whalers and first among all the tribes as seal hunters. They bred special woolly-haired dogs and spun and wove their hair into prized warm blankets. According to the stories, the Quileutes' only kin, the
1583: 373:. A treaty a year later would have moved them to a reservation in Taholah, but the Quileute territory was so remote that it was not enforced. In February 1889, an executive order by President 1578: 1059:
In the 21st century, La Push has oceanfront resorts, a seafood company, fish hatchery, and a revamped marina. Since the early 21st century, the tribe has grown more interested in tourism.
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Work began in 2017 to relocate the village to higher ground. The plan was to reduce damage from tsunamis and flooding that might result from a higher sea level caused by
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established a one-mile square reservation at La Push. At the time the town had 252 inhabitants. Later in 1889, arsonists destroyed La Push while villagers were picking
1404: 444:, La Push and the surrounding coastline absorb considerable rainfall dropped along the mountain front. The warmest month is August and the coolest month is December. 1212: 1346: 440:. The climate is moderated and strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean, which renders mild winters for a northerly latitude. Located to the west of the 1502: 1494: 1256: 1063: 1099: 135: 72: 1232: 993: 369:
The first treaty with European Americans occurred in 1855, when the Quileutes signed a treaty with representatives of Territorial Governor
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on the other side of the North Olympic Peninsula. There they were attacked and destroyed in the 1860s by
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unrelated to any root language in the world, and one of only five in the world without
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passes through La Push on the way to its western terminus at Cape Alava.
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A view from one of La Push's cabins at the Quileute Oceanside Resort.
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Olympic Peninsula, Washington State: Things To Do Around La Push
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Unincorporated communities in Clallam County, Washington
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Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
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La Push
Unincorporated community
La Push and James Island
James Island
La Push is located in Washington (state)
La Push is located in the United States
47°54′19″N 124°37′34″W / 47.90528°N 124.62611°W / 47.90528; -124.62611
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State
Washington
County
Clallam
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unincorporated community
Quillayute River
Clallam County
Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Quileute Indian Reservation
Quileute tribe
sea level rise
managed retreat
Chinook Jargon

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