Sacred Sites, Sacred Rites: Saving Licton Springs by Matt Remle

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This story was filed on June 20, 2013

Nestled away in a North Seattle residential and commercial district lays the remnants of one of the last remaining sacred sites of the Duwamish peoples, Licton Springs. Licton (pronounced LEE’kteed) is derived from the Duwamish word le?qtid meaning red-paint, a connotation of the reddish colored mud from the springs. The springs, a sacred site since […]read more

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