Swinomish people

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The Swinomish people are a Coast Salish Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally based around the Skagit River and surrounding coastal areas in what is now Washington State.

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Label Occurrences
Swinomish people canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
Native American tribe
borderedBy Padilla Bay NERFINISHED
Skagit Bay NERFINISHED
Swinomish Channel NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice canoe journeys
potlatch-style gatherings
salmon ceremonies
culturalRegion Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
Plateau–Coast Salish transition zone
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Senate NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity fisheries
gaming enterprises
shellfish aquaculture
tourism
hasGovernment Swinomish Indian Tribal Community NERFINISHED
hasReservationArea approximately 15 square miles (about 39 km²)
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Washington
surface form: Washington State
partOf Coast Salish cultural group NERFINISHED
primaryState Washington NERFINISHED
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
region Pacific Northwest
relatedEthnicGroup Samish people NERFINISHED
Sauk-Suiattle people NERFINISHED
Skagit people NERFINISHED
Upper Skagit people NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional Coast Salish spirituality
reservation Swinomish Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
reservationLocatedIn Skagit County, Washington NERFINISHED
significantWaterBody Puget Sound NERFINISHED
Skagit River NERFINISHED
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
traditionalLanguage Lushootseed NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
shellfish harvesting
traditionalTerritory Fidalgo Island area NERFINISHED
Puget Sound NERFINISHED
Skagit River region NERFINISHED
northern Puget Sound coastal areas
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for Lushootseed orthography) NERFINISHED

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Swinomish Channel namedAfter Swinomish people
Upper Skagit people relatedEthnicGroup Swinomish people