Flathead (Salish) people

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Indigenous people of the United States Interior Salish people Native American tribe

The Flathead (Salish) people are a Native American tribe of the Interior Salish language family traditionally based in what is now western Montana, known for their rich cultural traditions and historical presence in the northern Rocky Mountain region.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Flathead people	2
Bitterroot Salish	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of the United States ⓘ Interior Salish people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ
alternateName	Bitterroot Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ Flathead people NERFINISHED ⓘ Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
culturalPractice	oral storytelling tradition ⓘ seasonal round of resource use ⓘ sweat lodge ceremonies ⓘ tipi dwelling ⓘ traditional beadwork ⓘ
culturalRevitalization	immersion schools for Salish language ⓘ language preservation programs ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage	Salishan ⓘ
governedBy	Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnographicDocumentationBy	early American anthropologists ⓘ
historicalEvent	Hellgate Treaty of 1855 NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSubgroup	Interior Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterReligion	Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighboringTribe	Blackfeet Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Crow Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Kootenai people NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader	Chief Charlo NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationRegion	Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLocation	western Montana ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
region	Northern Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
reservationLocation	northwestern Montana ⓘ
residesOn	Flathead Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesReservationWith	Kootenai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pend d'Oreille (Kalispel) people NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalLanguage	Salish language NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalReligion	animism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering wild plants ⓘ horse culture ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Bitterroot Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Clark Fork River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Flathead Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
treatyName	Treaty of Hell Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
treatyResult	cession of large portions of traditional territory ⓘ creation of Flathead Indian Reservation ⓘ
treatyWith	United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Indigenous peoples of the Plateau → hasNotableGroup → Flathead (Salish) people ⓘ

Interior Salish peoples → includes → Flathead (Salish) people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flathead people

Treaty of Hellgate → signatory → Flathead (Salish) people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bitterroot Salish

Plateau of western North America → traditionalInhabitants → Flathead (Salish) people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flathead people