The Duwamish -- the tribe of Chief Seattle -- is suing the federal government to reverse its determination that they are extinct as a people. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday seeking federal recognition for the Duwamish Tribe, whose forebears include Chief Seattle for whom the city of Seattle was named. The Seattle Times reports ...

The Duwamish Tribe, a group of Indigenous people that has sought federal recognition as a sovereign Indian nation for nearly 50 years, will get another chance to make its case, a judge ruled last week ...

SEATTLE — The Duwamish Tribe filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of the Interior in its fight for federal recognition. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for western ...

The Duwamish Tribe of Seattle -- declared extinct by the Bush administration seven years ago -- refuses to die. The tribe of almost 600 is suing in an attempt to gain federal recognition that would ...