Boeda Strand

Boeda Strand (June 22, 1834 - June 22, 1928) was the "Head Basket Weaver" of the Snohomish tribe. She taught basketry to the Snohomish and to other tribes. Her original baskets are now worth thousands of dollars to collectors.

Boeda Strand
(Snohomish): Tsi-zak-gay
picture Boeda Strand with Daughters Agnes and Clara
Snohomish leader
Personal details
Born	(1834-06-22)June 22, 1834 Sultan, Washington
Died	June 22, 1928(1928-06-22) (aged 94) Hadlock, Washington
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Chimacum
Spouse(s)	Edward Strand, m. Dec. 14, 1877
Relations	Brothers and sisters, Sk-tah-le-jum aka John Sultan. Boeda (Tsi-zak-gay), William Hicks, Slah-lah-hahtlh, Kah-lash-kaid; grandfather, Yah-il-lah-ilh (of the Yakima), grandmother Sktahlejamo (Snohomish)
Parent(s)	Father, Duh-lak-kay-dim (Stillaguamish), mother, Squ-qua-ka (Snohomish)
Known for	Basketry

Her half-brother, Sultan John, is the namesake of the town of Sultan.^[1] She married a Finnish immigrant, Edward Strand, on Dec. 14, 1877.

"At the age of 90 ... she was still paddling a canoe from [the] Olympic Peninsula across the Puget Sound to Seattle."^[2]