La Push is a small region of land almost an island unto itself on the northern west cost of Washington’s most westerly peninsula that does not come under the rule of any municipality and are free from taxes of any kind. It is situated in Clallam County, Washington, United States. La Push is a picturesque place with natural landscape and beauty. It is also famous for whale watching and surfing. La Push is part of the community, Quileute tribe, the northern western Native American tribe of North America of Indian Reservation and has lived here for thousands of years and manages the whole place themselves. This area is excellent for fishing conditions for king, Coho, Chinook silver salmon, halibut and Cod. The major tourist attractions are Ocean park resort near James beach, Olympic National Park Rialto Beach and James Island. The area is rich in flora and fauna and hence wildlife in natural form and millions of birds can be viewed here.
The closest city is Forks which is named after the forks in nearby rivers namely Sol, Ducs, Quillayute and Bagacheil. The population of this place is only three thousand to four thousand. The main sources of income earlier were by the timber industry. But recently people are relying on Clallam Bay Correction centre and Olympic Corrections Centre as a source of jobs. This city too is importantly used as a plot of story in twilight series of novels by Stephenie Meyer . The story is based on this place, La Push and Quileute tribe. In recent years, the city has gained notability for being a key setting in the movie Twilight.
The Quileute tribe have a language native to them only and does not use any “m” or “n” sounds featuring very long words. There is legend that says Quileute tribes were created from wolves by a supernatural power or the mythical icon named Dokibatt, K’w’att thought as the trickster, the transformer and the changer. Quileute tribes used to built Cedar Canoes of all sizes, as small as two men and as large as to be capable of carrying three tonnes of load. They are known as best sealers and the second best whalers. They bred special woolly hared dogs. The woolly hair of these dogs can be spun into precious blankets.
According to the stories, the Chimacum were Quileutes’ only kin. They were separated by a great flood. The Chimacum were swept to the Quimper Peninsula, and then wiped out by Chief Seattle and Suquamish tribe in 1860. The first contact of the modern world happened in 1855 when the Quileute tribes signed a treaty with representatives of Territorial Governor Issac Stevens. President Grover Cleveland in February 1889 gave an executive order to give one mile reservation to the Quileute community having 252 inhabitants at the time. The population decreased due to the destruction by arson in 1889.The people here in La Push celebrates from July 17 to July 19 as Quileute days. The people celebrate these Days with fireworks display with traditional salmon bake, dancing, singing, music, softball tournament, and many other sports,art and craft display and potlatch ceremonies.
I always wondered if the Quileute tribe were real, im glad that they are because i enjoy reading their legends and was wondering if there are any books i could buy that contain information and legends. Also i absolutely love wolves.
Here are a few books you can find to read:
Quileute: An Introduction to the Indians of La Push: Ethnography of the Quileute Indians
Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: The culture and history of the Quileutes and other Washington Indian tribes, written by tribal members.
Quileute Texts: Quileute myths and traditional stories, in Quileute with English translations.
The Ceremonial Societies Of The Quileute Indians: Anthropology book on traditional Quileute religious customs.
Native American Books: Evolving list of books about Quileutes and American Indians in general.
Hope that helps you.
Medicine Man
hey do u know anything about the existance of vampires……do vampires really exist…….where do they live?
to diya.. da vamps and wolfs keep their life a myth bcuz they dont want to be found and bcuz humans are going to kill them..vamps and wolfs are good creatures!! well at least some of us.. n e ways u people shuld try and stop lukin for us bcuz u are not goin to find them
so somelegendsarereal, your stating that your a werewolf or vampire,correct?i sorta believe in them but if you wanted no one to know about you,why would you post it on a website?You could be any random person tryin to make people believe you.Unless theres any proof i personally dont think your either one.so,where do vampires and wolves live?If you can answer that and someone actually goes there and finds signs of them i believe it but not some random person on the internet.sorry if its true but i need more proof
I would also think that a Vampire or Werewolf would know proper grammar and spelling.
To Diya: There are a few cases of Porphyries, a genetic and incurable disease, share some of the traditional attributes of the Vampires: the need for constant blood transfusions (because lack of hematines); light sensitivity causing rashes and scarring of the skin (photo dermatitis) and problems with the nervous system and muscles (seizures, mental disturbances).
Being out in the sun can cause pain, sensations of heat, blistering, and skin redness and swelling. Blisters heal slowly, often with scarring or skin color changes. They may be disfiguring. Urine may turn red or brown after an attack.
Hypertrichosis is a rare disease often called Werewolf syndrome- excessive hair of the face and body, sparing the palms and soles – that occurs at birth, and is thought to be caused by rare genetic mutations involving two conditions, the first is a mutation on chromosome 22. The second hasn’t been identified yet.
These are true ‘Vampires and Werewolves’ Not some Hollywood romantic version some people seem to think are real.
its just a computer, NOT REAL PROOF. they might just be saying there vampires just to get attention.
and tbh, if they were vampires or warewolves, they wouldnt post it on a website for the whole world to say. but yet they say “shhh, we have to keep it a secret”. thats what i dont get.
whole world to see i ment.
to quilleutestudier, im not sayin im a wolf or vamp.. i say us because wolfs n vamps are sumwhat human..at least for me there are half human because of there appearence!!!
to quilleutestudier, the wolfs and the vamps live wherever they want.. but mostly the vampires live in places that is always darkish. the wolfs live wherever they want because they have no problem with the sun. but the wolfs have a chance of exposing thereselves if they dont live by the mountains. because once you turn into a wolf you need ur space and freedom. you get me??. the vamps live more in places humid. because they want to enjoy the sun, BUT not get in the sun. did you get me?? if i left something out please tell me.. i would like to know.. and if you wanna talk more with me jus give me your msn. if you have one..
oh im sorry i did miss something.. the wolfs need to live somewhere thats very big and that has a lot of trees.. like the woods or a forest..
I love the quileute people and their legend, it is a shame that kids
these days are growing up the way they are. I fing it wrong that people
are hurting wolves aswell, I am not sure if vampires and shape shifters are real
and yes thats what they are shap shifters not werewolves but i do believe and
i love this stuff i mean you have to have faith in it.
I agree with ‘wolfbelle’, its just fun for me to read all this i have read the
books of Twilight and was facinated by Jacobs people and his belifes. I would love
to believe that both Vampires and Werewolfs exist. ’somelegendsarereal’ I have
to say I find it cool the way you talk about there existance.
to somelegendsarereal hey! i like commenting to you because idk i just like to! anyways humans are tracking us down so like we need a plan! idk if your a vampire or a wolf but im a vampire and i fight to kill! so yeah!
to wolfbelle i like your point becuase some of my friends are wolfs! and veen though im a vampire i feel pertectableish. meaning i ♥ to pertect!
lmao halfblood please your comments are just plain weird i believe in vampires and werewolfs but i know they will not brag about it or tell any body like you. please stop you make me laugh with pitty. =D
HalfBlood,
I totally feel ya!
to mythlover12,
Wow thanks! So thanks for saying my comments r just plain weird! And you laugh about pitty???
vampire girl,
Thanks!!!!! You seem nice!
HalfBlood, I’m agreeing with you. I’m a werewolf but I would never tell anyone any information about me or my kind. I didn’t even know I was a werewolf for a while. But then, I saw signs. and I still do during full moons. It’s actually cool to see. Last full moon The clouds during nighttime came together and all I could see in the whole sky was a wolf’s face. It was cool, and it surprised me alot. I’m not bragging about it, please forgive me everyone if you think I am. I love reading the Quileute legends, they are just so true!(usually I wouldn’t tell people what I was but I got braver after HalfBlood).
hey this is neji…hi everyone…
hey i’ve just read all your comments and was very interested in being a part of all this…
when’s the 3rd movie eclipse releasin in india..?
hi guys…!!!
…i am a huge fan of the twilight sagas and i would like to know one thing…
…do vampires and werewolves exist for real…?
and i’d really like to know if it’s possible to become one…:)
i’m wonderin’ if there’s a mystery of the Quileute tribe like the one in the movie’s and if La Push is claimed to the Quileute tribe aka the werewolvers?!?
to atruebella, thanks. but y u like it?? i don get it??
to halfblood, thank u.. but im not hunting humans. im hunting mcdonalds tonight.. sides if ur a good vampire arent u supposed be helpin humans and eatchin out for them like us..
to WolfGirl789, if u didnt want everyone to now u was a werewolf and give out information then y are u giving out ur information that u jus turned into a wolf??
ok, none of you guys are really vampires or wolves!!its a movie you wouldnt bother to post on dis if you really were a vampire or a wolf its all just a ledgend dats it!!
I don’t know if vampyers or wolves are real, but it doesn’t matter if they are or not, you shouldn’t down anyone, let people be. By the way, love Twilight, Breaking dawn is going to be an awsome movie. Island Esme!
i have always wanted to go to la push i mean i have always wanted to learn about the Quileute legends
i luv learning about diffrent legends and tribes i think there awsome 
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