[5] The statue was formally unveiled in Tilikum Place by Myrtle Loughery, a great-great-granddaughter of Chief Seattle, on November 13, 1912.

Wehn objected to a proposal to turn the statue around so it would face the then-new Seattle Center Monorail.

[6] After its cleaning, the statue was returned to its original location and orientation,[5] facing Elliott Bay.

A local taxi driver attempted to clean it himself, scratching it and exposing its original bronze color.

[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1984, and named a city landmark on May 6, 1985.