Spokan people

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The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.

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Label Occurrences
Spokan people canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Plateau
Native American people
contemporaryActivity cultural preservation programs
language revitalization
country United States of America
surface form: United States
cultureArea Columbia Plateau
Plateau
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Spokane Tribe of Indians
governingBody Spokane Tribe of Indians
surface form: Spokane Tribal Council
historicalActivity trade along the Columbia Plateau
historicalEvent establishment of Spokane Indian Reservation
historicalPeriod 19th century
pre-contact era
language Spokane language
languageFamily Interior Salish languages
Salishan languages
nearbyCity Spokane, Washington
notableRiver Spokane River
primaryRegion Pacific Northwest
Plateau culture area
surface form: Plateau cultural area
relatedEthnicGroup Coeur d'Alene people
Colville people
Coeur d'Alene people
surface form: Kalispel people

other Interior Salish peoples
religion Christianity
traditional Plateau spirituality
reservation Spokane Indian Reservation (partly)
surface form: Spokane Indian Reservation
reservationLocation Lincoln County, Washington
Spokane County
surface form: Spokane County, Washington

Stevens County, Washington
state Washington
traditionalFood berries
roots
salmon
traditionalHousing mat lodges
pit houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
salmon fishing
traditionalTerritory Inland Northwest
Spokane River
eastern Washington
treaty Treaty with the Spokane, 1887
tribalEnterprise Spokane Tribe of Indians
surface form: Spokane Tribal Enterprises

Two Rivers Casino

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Subject: Spokan people
Description of subject: The Spokan people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally centered along the Spokane River in what is now eastern Washington.

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Spokane, Washington namedAfter Spokan people