Puyallup people

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The Puyallup people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along Washington’s Puyallup River and Puget Sound and known for their rich fishing culture and resilience in the face of colonization.

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Puyallup people canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
Native American people
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Salish Sea
surface form: Salish Sea region
cultureArea Coast Salish region
surface form: Coast Salish cultural area

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Northwest Coast
economy fishing
gaming enterprises
shellfish harvesting
timber
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
faced colonization
forced assimilation policies
land dispossession
hasArtTradition basketry
beadwork
weaving
wood carving
hasClanSystem yes
hasNotableMovement fishing rights struggle in the 20th century
hasTribalGovernment Puyallup Tribe
surface form: Puyallup Tribe of Indians
knownFor canoe culture
fishing culture
resistance to colonization
salmon fishing
treaty rights activism
languageFamily Salishan languages
nativeTo Pacific Northwest
Washington State, United States
surface form: Washington State
partOf Coast Salish peoples
surface form: Coast Salish nations
practices potlatch ceremonies
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
religion Christianity
traditional Coast Salish spirituality
reservation Puyallup Indian Reservation
reservationLocation Pierce County
surface form: Pierce County, Washington
reservationNearbyCity Tacoma, Washington
traditionalHousing cedar plank houses
traditionalSubsistence berries
game animals
salmon
shellfish
traditionalTerritory Puget Sound
Puyallup River
treaty Treaty of Medicine Creek
treatySignatoryTo Treaty of Medicine Creek
uses dugout canoes

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Lushootseed spokenBy Puyallup people
Duwamish people relatedEthnicGroup Puyallup people
Puyallup Tribe ethnicGroup Puyallup people
Nisqually people relatedEthnicGroup Puyallup people
Puyallup Valley namedAfter Puyallup people
Puyallup River namedAfter Puyallup people
MV Puyallup namedFor Puyallup people