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The Nooksack (/ ˈ n ʊ k s æ k /; Nooksack: Noxwsʼáʔaq) are a federally recognized Native American tribe near the Pacific Northwest Coast.They are a sovereign nation, located in the mainland northwest corner of Washington state in the United States along the Nooksack River near the small town of Deming (in western Whatcom County), and 12 miles south of the Canadian border. [1]
Nooksack (/ ˈnʊksæk / NUUK-sak) is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the border with Canada. The population was 1,471 at the 2020 census. Despite the name, it is actually located right next to the upper stream of the Sumas River, and is 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of the nearest bank of the Nooksack River.
The Nuwhaha (noo-WAH-hah; Lushootseed: dxʷʔaha) [1] were a historical Lushootseed-speaking people in the Skagit River valley of Washington. The Nuwhaha primarily lived along the Samish River, as well as the coastal areas between Bay View and Bellingham. The Nuwhaha were a powerful and warlike people, but smallpox epidemics devastated them in ...
The Middle Fork Nooksack dam blocked fish on their way to spawn. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The Nooksack River is a river in western Whatcom County of the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, draining extensive valley systems within the North Cascades around Mount Shuksan, Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters, and a portion of Fraser Lowland south of the Canada–United States border. The river proper begins with the merging of three ...
Plaque near the location of the signing of the Treaty of Point Elliott, Mukilteo, Washington. The Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855, or the Point Elliott Treaty, [1] —also known as the Treaty of Point Elliot / Point Elliot Treaty [2] —is the lands settlement treaty between the United States government and the Native American tribes of the greater Puget Sound region in the recently formed ...
rock/ice climb, class 3 [1] Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif [3] in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles (18.7 km) south of the Canada–US border. The mountain's name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word [šéqsən], said to mean "high peak". [4]
Ecology’s lawsuit could affect 30,000 people with wells and other water users in the Nooksack River Basin, which the state calls Water Resource Inventory Area 1. It includes the rivers, creeks ...