Inaugural ‘stubus’ Indigenous Walking Tour debuts on Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Edmonds Oct. 13

With a goal to engage and educate Edmonds about the lives of the Coast Salish people, a group of Edmonds community members have developed “stubus – Indigenous Walking Tour,” which debuts at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 on Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Edmonds Waterfront Center’s welcoming figure Kaya’s Gift .

The tour highlights 15 sites throughout Edmonds, including murals, art and other topics that dive deep into understanding the lives and the region’s importance to the Coast Salish people.

The word “stubus” (pronounced stew-boos) means “blunt face” in Lushootseed, the Indigenous language that is spoken along Puget Sound from Olympia to Skagit Valley . Stubus is the place used by local Coast Salish people for the bluff of Point Edwards, a prominent landmark that guided canoe travele