Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Additions and improvements with an artistic focus and international flair are coming soon to a small park in west Admiral.
At an online “community review” meeting on Tuesday night (as we previewed here), attendees discussed the proposed plans for
Nantes Park (5062 SW Admiral Way), which was established in 2006 in honor of Seattle’s “sister city” relationship with Nantes, France. The launch of the
Nantes Park Beautification Project this year will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Seattle/Nantes partnership, with a goal as follows: “The project will transform a small, rarely used pocket park… into something that is fun, family-friendly, accessible, and reflective of the sister city relationship with Nantes, France.”
Snohomish) are not officially recognized by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Haas said, despite decades of fighting for that designation. So, Duwamish leaders are raising awareness in an attempt to get the words “federally recognized” removed from the bill in order to, as Haas puts it, “teach the history of all local tribes.”
The Duwamish tribe recently sent the following message to their mailing list:
Your Help is Needed: Please Contact Your Legislator
There is a bill being considered by the Early Learning and K – 12 Education Committee in the Senate. It is SB 5161.
It states the history of a local tribe is to be taught in the public school.