Coast Salish peoples

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Indigenous peoples cultural group linguistic group

The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Coast Salish	8
Lushootseed-speaking peoples	2
Coast Salish cultural group	1
Coast Salish culture	1
Coast Salish territory	1
Halkomelem-speaking peoples	1
Indigenous peoples of the Coast Salish Nations	1
Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ) peoples	1
Squamish people	1
Sto꞉lo peoples	1

Statements (110)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous peoples ⓘ cultural group ⓘ linguistic group ⓘ
affectedBy	Canadian Indian Act policies ⓘ European colonization of the Americas ⓘ surface form: European colonization U.S. treaty-making in the 1850s ⓘ smallpox epidemics ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
engagedIn	cultural revitalization ⓘ land rights and title struggles ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ
hasConcept	sacred relationship with land and waterways ⓘ stewardship of salmon and marine resources ⓘ territorial rights based on kinship and use ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait	bilateral kinship ⓘ clan and lineage-based identities ⓘ elaborate naming practices ⓘ extended family households ⓘ hereditary leadership ⓘ inter-village alliances ⓘ longhouse architecture ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ place-based spirituality ⓘ ranked social structure ⓘ resource stewardship practices ⓘ ritual gift-giving ⓘ seasonal round of resource use ⓘ shamanism ⓘ spirit dancing ⓘ use of cedar for housing and material culture ⓘ use of reef net fishing in some groups ⓘ use of woolly dog and mountain goat wool historically ⓘ winter ceremonialism ⓘ
hasLanguage	Comox language ⓘ Halkomelem ⓘ Lummi language ⓘ Nooksack language ⓘ Lushootseed ⓘ surface form: Northern Lushootseed Northern Straits Salish ⓘ SENĆOŦEN ⓘ Sechelt language ⓘ Lushootseed ⓘ surface form: Southern Lushootseed Squamish language ⓘ Lushootseed ⓘ surface form: Straits Salish languages
hasSubgroup	Cowichan Tribes ⓘ Duwamish people ⓘ Esquimalt, Canada ⓘ surface form: Esquimalt Nation Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples ⓘ Katzie First Nation ⓘ Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples ⓘ Kwikwetlem First Nation ⓘ Lummi Nation ⓘ Makah-related but distinct Coast Salish neighbors ⓘ Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ⓘ Musqueam people ⓘ Nisqually people ⓘ Nooksack people ⓘ Penelakut Tribe ⓘ Puyallup Tribe ⓘ Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ) peoples Scia’new (Beecher Bay) First Nation ⓘ Semiahmoo First Nation ⓘ Shíshálh Nation ⓘ Snohomish people ⓘ Snuneymuxw First Nation ⓘ Songhees Nation ⓘ Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Squamish people Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sto꞉lo peoples Suquamish ⓘ surface form: Suquamish Tribe Lummi Nation ⓘ surface form: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tla’amin Nation ⓘ Tsawout First Nation ⓘ Tsawwassen First Nation ⓘ Tsleil-Waututh Nation ⓘ Tulalip Tribes ⓘ
knownFor	basketry ⓘ canoe culture ⓘ coastally oriented fishing economy ⓘ complex social systems ⓘ house posts and poles ⓘ potlatch-like ceremonial practices ⓘ rich artistic traditions ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
languageBranch	Lushootseed ⓘ surface form: Coast Salish languages
languageFamily	Salishan languages ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State
materialCulture	bark and root baskets ⓘ cedar plank longhouses ⓘ dugout canoes ⓘ stone and bone tools ⓘ woven blankets ⓘ
primaryRegion	Salish Sea ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast
religion	Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
spiritualPractice	first salmon ceremonies ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ spirit power quests ⓘ winter dances ⓘ
timeDepth	pre-contact period thousands of years ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ trade ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Suquamish → culturalAffiliation → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lushootseed-speaking peoples

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples → culturalAreaIncludes → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples → culturalRegion → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish territory

Duwamish people → culture → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish culture

Princess Angeline → culture → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Sealth → culture → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Scia’new (Beecher Bay) First Nation → ethnicGroup → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Chief Seattle → ethnicity → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Stanley Park, Vancouver → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

subject surface form: Stanley Park

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Coast Salish Nations

Vancouver Island → hasIndigenousPeoples → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

Coast Salish peoples → hasSubgroup → Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Squamish people

Coast Salish peoples → hasSubgroup → Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sto꞉lo peoples

Coast Salish peoples → hasSubgroup → Coast Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ) peoples

Pacific Northwest → indigenousPeoples → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

Chinookan peoples → neighboringGroup → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

Duwamish → partOf → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Duwamish people → partOf → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural group

Suquamish → partOf → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Lushootseed → spokenBy → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

Lushootseed → subfamily → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

SENĆOŦEN → subfamily → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Salish

Duwamish people → subgroupOf → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lushootseed-speaking peoples

Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples → subgroupOf → Coast Salish peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Halkomelem-speaking peoples