Coast Salish peoples

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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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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

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Semiahmoo First Nation culturalRegion Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish territories
Snuneymuxw First Nation locatedIn Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish territory
Snuneymuxw First Nation ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
Snuneymuxw First Nation culturalGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Puyallup Tribe partOf Coast Salish peoples
Nisqually people culturalGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
Tulalip Tribes partOf Coast Salish peoples
Snohomish people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural group
Snohomish people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish linguistic group
Snohomish people culturalAffiliation Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Tla’amin Nation ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Tla’amin Nation memberOf Coast Salish peoples
Shíshálh Nation partOf Coast Salish peoples
Shíshálh Nation hasCulturalRegion Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural area
Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples subgroupOf Coast Salish peoples
Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples relatedEthnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Straits Salish peoples
western red cedar usedBy Coast Salish peoples
Duncan hasHeritage Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
San Juan Islands historicalTerritoryOf Coast Salish peoples
Koma Kulshan isSacredTo Coast Salish peoples
Lummi people subgroupOf Coast Salish peoples
Lummi people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural area
Stó:lō people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Stó:lō people hasCulturalRegion Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural area
Suquamish Tribal Council ethnicGroupRepresented Coast Salish peoples
Land of the Suquamish Tribe partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish territories
Land of the Suquamish Tribe associatedWith Coast Salish peoples
Puyallup people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish nations
Stillaguamish people partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural group
Stillaguamish people culturalRegion Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Squaxin Island Tribe ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Squaxin Island Tribe culturalIdentity Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Suquamish Museum culture Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Kikisoblu heritage Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Duwamish Tribal Services culturalTradition Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Snoqualmie people culturalGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Snoqualmie people partOf Coast Salish peoples
thunderbird foundInTraditionsOf Coast Salish peoples
Si’ahl culture Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Dkhw’Duw’Absh relatedEthnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Other Coast Salish peoples
Hachuamish ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
Hachuamish associatedPeople Coast Salish peoples
Tukwila band ethnicGroup Coast Salish peoples
Dxʷdəwʔabš partOf Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish cultural group
Sukwamish culture Coast Salish peoples
this entity surface form: Coast Salish
Sukwamish relatedEthnicGroup Coast Salish peoples