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The Osett Memorial is located at Cape Alava in Olympic National Park, Washington. In ancient days this area was the site of a village occupied by the Ozette Makah people until a mudslide inundated the area either around 1560 or 1700 AD. More recently during the winter of 1969-1970, a storm caused the bank of an Ozette village area to slump. Hundreds of perfectly preserved artifacts were discovered as a result & after an 11-year excavation over 55,000 artifacts were recovered. Today this shed sits on the site as a memorial to the Osett people. The plaque reads the following:
Osett Memorial
From Osett endings have become beginnings at Osett comes new understandings
Generation to generation our people have shared the wealth from the land and the sea. From this site we have gained appreciation of the wisdom of our forefathers from this we gained new strength.
In their honor we dedicate this memorial - this rich culture - our proud heritage
The Makah Indian Nation
Osett - Dia'th - Wa'atch - Tsoo - Yess - Ba'adah
The Five Original Villages
Treaty 1855
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozette_Indian_Village_Archeological_Site
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