According to Maynard's suggestion, Seattle that is, got its name from Chief Seattle. He was the chief of an Indian tribe in the northwestern United States about a hundred years ago, when his people had to leave their land and move to a reservation under miserable conditions, and I think you all know the story. At that time, when the white man was moving westward across the American continent from the east coast, and there were many regrettable incidents in it, the chief of Seattle at that time made an extraordinary remark which will always remain in my mind. He said, "All right! We'll leave." Because the Indians had tried everything, they had fought, they had hid, and in the end there were only two ways left: either they were going to die or they were going to move to the reservation. That's why Chief Seattle said, "Okay! We'll leave. But..." But then he added, "For me to leave, I have only one request of the Great Chief of Washington."

Now think about what he would have asked for. If it were you, what would you ask for? Putting myself in his shoes, I might have asked for a few extra horses or blankets and food for the long journey. Chief Seattle wanted something different. He said, "All we really want, all we ask, is for the white man to treat the animals of this land as we do, as brothers, as one family. Why would Chief Seattle make such a request? I think I know the answer. He saw the deep sense of xenophobia that we white people have; our alienation and indifference to life; he saw the wars that were taking place in our lives, the never-ending cycle of war against nature, against each other, against his people, and against ourselves, and he wanted to help us. For Chief Seattle and his people, life itself is sacred and needs to be respected. The cries of the birds on the branches are like a chorus of poetry, the forest is a great hall, and the breeze is like an active prayer. We are all connected to each other, and what we do with the environment and the life in it will ultimately become our own destiny. Following Maynard's suggestion, Seattle was named after Chief Seattle