My vote: Seattle
Botolph is a legendary English patron saint of boundaries from the 7th century who is mainly notable (in my opinion) because “Botolph’s town” in England became “Boston”.
Seattle (Si’ahl in modern Duwamish) was a Duwamish and Suquamish chief who is famous for an incredible speech that he never actually gave. The speech was given around 1854 in Seattle’s native language then translated into Chinook jargon (a kind of trading dialect of native languages, French, and English) It was translated into English in 1887 and published from notes collected by a white man.
Besides the speech, Si’ahl was an advocate for his people. He tried to maintain a balance between his peoples’ traditions and land and the white people’s desire to expand. For his actual, non-legendary actions, Si’ahl gets my vote.
Botolph is a legendary English patron saint of boundaries from the 7th century who is mainly notable (in my opinion) because “Botolph’s town” in England became “Boston”.
Seattle (Si’ahl in modern Duwamish) was a Duwamish and Suquamish chief who is famous for an incredible speech that he never actually gave. The speech was given around 1854 in Seattle’s native language then translated into Chinook jargon (a kind of trading dialect of native languages, French, and English) It was translated into English in 1887 and published from notes collected by a white man.
Besides the speech, Si’ahl was an advocate for his people. He tried to maintain a balance between his peoples’ traditions and land and the white people’s desire to expand. For his actual, non-legendary actions, Si’ahl gets my vote.
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