Samish people
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The Samish people are a Coast Salish Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the San Juan Islands and nearby mainland in what is now Washington State.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalGroup | Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Coast Salish art
ⓘ
carving ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
canoe travel
ⓘ
potlatch ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Salish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasGovernment | Samish Indian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Samish Indian Nation Cultural Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samish Indian Nation Health and Human Services Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Samish Indian Nation Natural Resources Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | enrolled tribal members ⓘ |
| hasTribalGovernmentType | tribal council ⓘ |
| historicalTerritoryIncludes |
Fidalgo Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guemes Island NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the San Juan Islands ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | sovereign tribal nation within the United States ⓘ |
| modernHeadquartersLocation | Anacortes, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lummi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saanich people NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhees people NERFINISHED ⓘ Swinomish people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Coast Salish peoples ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Washington ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ plant gathering ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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