Seattle Maison

History Hundreds of years ago, you would have found hunting and fishing parties of the Duwamish Tribe in this protected area on the shores of Lake Washington. These early tribes had cleared out trails from this idyllic lake location, radiating out to Elliot Bay and Lake Union. Leschi's name comes from Chief Leschi of the Nisqually nation. Although originally friendly to the American settlers, he along with other Indians became entangled in a bitter land dispute that culminated with the "Battle of Seattle" in 1856. The band of Indians used this trail from Leschi to the outskirts of the Seattle settlement, attacking and burning settler's homes along the way. They were met with a US battleship docked in Elliott Bay that returned fire and caused the Indians to retreat. Slowly over time white settlers and entrepreneurs began laying claim to the area of Leschi— building cabins used for hunting, boating, and nature excursions, a saw mill, and a boat launch for exploration of the lake's eastside. Once a cable car line was established in the late 1880s, this area became fully developed. Dream Catcher During a lifetime devoted to advocacy for Indian Civil Rights and the preservation of Indian Culture, Bernie Whitebear was well known throughout the region and the nation. For 30 years he was the executive director of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. He led the invasion of Fort Lawton in 1970 which resulted in land being set aside for an Indian Cultural Center and the building of the Daybreak Star Center at Discovery Park. Located at the intersections of and 32nd Avenue and East Yesler Way and deducated in 2003 the Dream Catcher is a tribute to Bernie Whitebear and his sister Luana Reyes. In building this tribute, Lawney Reyes, their brother, and well known artist wanted to capture something of their spirit—" a lot of people thought Bernie was a dreamer—and he was. But he and Luana also lived to see many of their dreams fulfilled," he said.

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