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Washington States Democratic Central Committee supports Native NameThe Washington State Democratic Central Committee gathered in Moses Lake on October 8th and 9th, to discuss issues regarding the upcoming election, caucus update, and work on resolutions. One resolution in particular was of great interest to the citizens of Washington state, and most directly to the maker of the resolution, Robert Satiacum. The resolution to restore native names to current place names, specifically speaks of the mountain currently referred to as, Mt. Rainier. Satiacum’s hopes to see the name Ti’Swaq’, pronounced tee swauk, restored to the mountain, actually a name of the tribe of people who inhabited the west side of the mountain, in what is now the Mount Rainier National Park.
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The resolution was tightened up by the resolutions committee on Friday night, and sent on to the floor of the Central Committee for vote on Saturday. The Central Committee is made up of 198 representatives of the state’s Democratic Legislative Districts, The first night after certain committee’s meetings, the alliance to restore native names held a hospitality suite party to introduce and explain the resolution to the voting Central Committee members and other Legislative District officials and PCO’s. Ti’Swaq’ tee shirts were sold to support the cause, and the following day at the Central committee meeting, several shirts were worn in support of the resolution. The resolution unanimously passed, and is now a recommendation and an issue for the party’s candidates platform.|
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