Nooksack
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Nooksack is a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley in what is now northwestern Washington State.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAffiliation | Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Coast Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
canoe culture
ⓘ
potlatch-style gatherings ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalizationEffort |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
traditional arts and crafts ⓘ |
| economicActivities |
gaming operations
ⓘ
tribal enterprises ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognized | yes ⓘ |
| federalRecognitionYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nooksack Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | affected by colonization and forced assimilation policies in Washington State ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | critically endangered ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPopulationLocation |
Skagit County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRiver | Nooksack River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedTribalEntity | Nooksack Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lummi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skagit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sto:lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Coast Salish spirituality ⓘ |
| reservation | Nooksack Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservationState | Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRecognized | yes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | cedar plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Lhéchalosem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nooksack language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering wild plants
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Nooksack River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | affected by 19th-century U.S. treaties in Washington Territory ⓘ |
| tribalEnrollmentBasis | lineal descent ⓘ |
| tribalHeadquarters | Deming, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for Nooksack language orthographies) ⓘ |
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