The Sunday Olympian’s Looking Back theme for 2024 was Many Voices, celebrating our diverse and rich history. Leschi, pictured here in this drawing from the 1850s, was a leader of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. He was hanged for his alleged killing of A. Benton Moses during the Indian Treaty Wars of 1855-1856. A judicial inquiry exonerated him posthumously in 2004.
drawing from around 1850s, unknown artist, Washington State Archives, image AR-28001001-ph001261
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2024