“The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. The rivers carry our canoes, and feed our children. If we sell you our land, you must remember, and teach your children, that the rivers are our brothers and yours, and you must henceforth give the rivers the kindness you would give any brother.”

                                                                                                                                    Suquamish Chief Sealth - 1854

“The song of the river ends not at her banks but in the hearts of those who have loved her.”

                                   Buffalo Joe