Chief Toke was a leader of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe of Native Americans on the Pacific coast of Washington . Of Chinook and Chehalis [disambiguation needed ] descent, he lived with his wife Suis and extended family at Willapa Bay ,[ 1] spending winters near present-day Bay Center and summers in the vicinity of present-day Tokeland , which is named for him.[ 2]
James G. Swan , a settler in the area from 1852 to 1855,[ 1] [ 2] described Toke as "a man of advanced years."[ 3]
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^ a b Story, Virginia; et al. (October 26, 2006). "Pacific County — Thumbnail History" . HistoryLink.org .
^ a b McCausland, Ruth. "Tokeland Hotel: A History" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27.
^ Swan, James Gilchrist. The Northwest Coast, or Three Year's Residence in Washington Territory. New York, Harper, 1857; reprinted by University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1969, cited at [1] and [2] .