Chief Toke

Chief Toke was a leader of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of Native Americans on the Pacific coast of Washington. Of Chinook and Chehalis descent, he lived with his wife Suis and extended family at Willapa Bay,[1] spending winters near present-day Bay Center and summers in the vicinity of present-day Tokeland, which is named for him.[2]

James G. Swan, a settler in the area from 1852 to 1855,[1][2] described Toke as "a man of advanced years."[3]

References
  1. Story, Virginia; et al. (October 26, 2006). "Pacific County — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink.org.
  2. McCausland, Ruth. "Tokeland Hotel: A History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27.
  3. Swan, James Gilchrist. The Northwest Coast, or Three Year's Residence in Washington Territory. New York, Harper, 1857; reprinted by University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1969, cited at and .


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