Snee Oosh, Washington
sdiʔus | |
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![]() Stop sign at the intersection of Snee-Oosh Road and Reservation Road | |
Named for | "look the other way" |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 302 |
Snee Oosh (also spelled Snee-Oosh or Snee-oosh; Lushootseed: sdiʔus) is a populated place on Fidalgo Island in the U.S. state of Washington, on the Swinomish Indian Reservation.[1][2] The population was reported as 302 in 1999.[3]
There is also a Snee Oosh Point at 48°24′01″N 122°32′51″W / 48.40028°N 122.54750°W,[4][5] and Snee Oosh Beach at 48°24′07″N 122°32′38″W / 48.40194°N 122.54389°W.[6]
Snee Oosh is the site of one of the main Swinomish villages occupied in historic times.[7] The name "Snee Oosh" is derived from the Lushootseed name, sdiʔus, which means "look the other way."[8]
The Kukutali Preserve, an extension of Deception Pass State Park jointly administered by the Swinomish and Washington State Parks in a unique arrangement, is adjacent to Snee Oosh, and occupies the entirety of Flagstaff Island and Kiket Island.[9][10] It is the first state–tribal co-managed park in the United States.[11] Kiket Island was once the planned site of a nuclear power plant.[12]