Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone

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cultural region geographic region

The Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone is a cultural and geographic area in the Pacific Northwest where the coastal and interior Indigenous traditions, lifeways, and environments intersect and blend.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone canonical	2
Coast Mountains–Interior transition zone	1
Northwest Coast and Plateau borderlands	1
Northwest Plateau and Northwest Coast cultural regions	1
Plateau–Coast Salish transition zone	1
Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ
associatedWith	Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau Indigenous cultures ⓘ
borders	Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau cultural area ⓘ
hasAspect	coastal resource use ⓘ interior hunting and gathering practices ⓘ interregional trade ⓘ riverine fisheries ⓘ shared artistic and material culture elements ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	blend of Northwest Coast and Plateau Indigenous traditions ⓘ cultural hybridity ⓘ ecotone between coastal rainforest and interior plateau ⓘ intermediate between coastal and interior environments ⓘ overlapping social and ceremonial practices ⓘ overlapping subsistence practices ⓘ shared trade and travel routes ⓘ
hasEnvironment	forested landscapes with interior plateaus nearby ⓘ mixed coastal and interior climate influences ⓘ river valleys connecting coast and interior ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ Northwestern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
partOf	Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn	Indigenous studies ⓘ anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ historical geography ⓘ
usedFor	cultural classification in anthropology ⓘ regional analysis of Indigenous lifeways ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Wishram people → culturalRegion → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

Molala people → culturalRegion → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

Luckiamute Kalapuya → culturalRegionClassification → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Coast and Plateau borderlands

Spuzzum First Nation → region → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coast Mountains–Interior transition zone

Upper Skagit people → culturalRegion → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plateau–Coast Salish transition zone

Marys River Kalapuya → cultureArea → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Plateau and Northwest Coast cultural regions

Dkhw’Duw’Absh → culturalRegion → Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone