What
does “Snohomish” mean?
Our school is
located in
According to
the Snohomish
County Tribune in 1927, the mayor
of the town of
Snohomish is
the name of the Salish Indian tribe whose land this
was. Many say that the Snohomish were known as the people of the lowland, or
river, or sleeping waters.
In the Treaty
of Point Elliot in 1855, the Snohomish tribe was promised
land set aside for them at Tulalip, along with
other tribes. Many left the reservation because the land could not sustain that
many people. Some of their descendants still live on the Tulalip
reservation. We honor the Snohomish who lived here before us, and those who
still live among us no matter which path their ancestors chose to make the best
of their unjust situations.
The land of the
Snohomish is beautiful. It was and is sacred to American Indians. Nature is
also sacred to Baha’is:
"NATURE IN ITS essence is the embodiment of My
Name, the Maker, the Creator. Its manifestations are
diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs for men of
discernment. Nature is God's Will and is its expression in and through the
contingent world. It is a dispensation of
Humanity must
now come together to take care of this land, the whole earth, and take care of
each other. At Snohomish Baha’i School we learn
how to help people unite to find solutions to our problems together.