Snohomish

The Snohomish lived along the river of the same name and among the shores and islands of Puget Sound. Their villages were linked by canoe routes, kinship, and alliances with neighboring peoples. Early in the nineteenth century, smallpox and measles brought heavy losses. In 1824 the Snohomish met the Hudson's Bay Company trader John Work, and later traded at Fort Nisqually on the southern sound.