Cowlitz people

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The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cowlitz people canonical 4
Cowlitz Indian Tribe 2
Cowlitz (some members) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Federally recognized tribe
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
Native American people
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice basketry
potlatch
seasonal salmon runs
storytelling
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Northwest Coast cultural area

Plateau cultural area
currentActivity language revitalization efforts
demographic small population compared to pre-contact era
environment forested landscapes
riverine landscapes
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
federalRecognitionYear 2000
governingBody Cowlitz people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
hasReservation Cowlitz Indian Reservation
headquartersLocation Longview, Washington
historicalEvent displacement following European-American settlement
historicalLanguageStatus Cowlitz language endangered
languageFamily Salishan languages
mainRiver Cowlitz River
partOf Native American tribes in Washington (state)
recognizedAs Cowlitz people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
region Pacific Northwest
relatedEthnicGroup Chinookan peoples
Coast Salish peoples
Upper Chehalis people
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationLocation Clark County, Washington
state Washington
traditionalFood berries
elk
salmon
traditionalLanguage Cowlitz Coast Salish
Cowlitz Salish
Cowlitz language
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Cowlitz River
surface form: Cowlitz River basin

Lower Columbia River region
Southwest Washington
surface form: Southwestern Washington
usesLanguage English language

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Multnomah people relatedEthnicGroup Cowlitz people
Chinookan peoples neighboringGroup Cowlitz people
Cowlitz County, Washington namedAfter Cowlitz people
Cowlitz people recognizedAs Cowlitz people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Cowlitz people governingBody Cowlitz people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Cowlitz River namedAfter Cowlitz people
Quinault Indian Nation includesTribalGroup Cowlitz people
this entity surface form: Cowlitz (some members)