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Northwest Coast Indian, member of any of the Native American peoples inhabiting a narrow belt of Pacific coastland and offshore islands from the southern border of Alaska to northwestern California. The Northwest Coast was the most sharply delimited culture area of native North America.
The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political identities. They share certain beliefs, traditions and practices, such as the centrality of salmon as a resource and spiritual symbol, and many cultivation and subsistence practices.
Today the native people of the Northwest Coast have lives like many Americans: They live in modern homes and send their kids to school. But many also remember their heritage by doing things...
Approximately 8,000 years ago, the first Native American tribes settled in the Pacific Northwest after migrating south through modern-day Alaska and Canada. They quickly adapted to the more temperate coastal climate and used large canoes to travel swiftly along rivers and coastlines.
The Northwest Coast Native American cultural area extends along the coast from southern Alaska, Washington and Oregon and down the Canadian province of British Columbia to the northern edge of California as shown on the map. Learn about the life of the people of the Northwest Coast Native Americans.
The Northwest Indian Tribes were located on the Pacific West Coast of North America and stretched from Southern Alaska to the coast of British Canada to Northern California. They had their own unique customs and culture that differed from the other groups of tribes. The Native American Tribes that fall under the Northwest group are as follows:
From the towering peaks of the Cascade Mountains to the rugged shores of the Pacific Ocean, the Northwest has been shaped by the enduring presence of Native Americans, leaving an indelible mark on its history and culture.
Northwest Native American Tribes. Today, Oregon officially recognizes nine Confederated Tribes, and the State of Washington 34 Tribes and Nations. We have chosen only ten of so many Northwest Indigenous Peoples to highlight in this article, but we encourage everyone to continue reading beyond the stories of these courageous individuals. 1.
The Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest live along the coast of Washington state, Alaska, Oregon, and Northern California. While they also reside in British Columbia, the term Pacific Northwest is mainly used to refer to American geography.
The Chinook are people of the Northwest Coast Native American cultural group. The location of their tribal homelands are shown on the map. The geography of the region in which they lived dictated the lifestyle and culture of the Chinook tribe.