A Mt Tahoma Sunset
by Ken Stanback
Title
A Mt Tahoma Sunset
Artist
Ken Stanback
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Photograph - Photography
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Mt. Rainier, the most iconic image of the Pacific northwest, went by another name.
Our people generally called it Mt. Tahoma, said Puyallup Tribal Culture director Connie McCloud.
Not only the physical relationship between ourselves and the mountain, but thats where our water begins. Thats where the gift of life comes from.
It means the source of the waters, or sometimes, mother of the waters. And it has great importance in the history of the Puyallup and several local native American tribes.
The change to Rainier came about after George Vancouver spotted the mountain in 1792 and renamed it after his friend Peter Rainier, a British admiral who fought against Americans in the revolutionary war.
The Puyallup River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. About 45 miles long, it is formed by glaciers on the west side of Mount Rainier. It flows generally northwest, emptying into Commencement Bay, part of Puget Sound.
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November 28th, 2015
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