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The Stillaguamish people and their ancestors have lived in the region for thousands of years. Although the first humans could have arrived in the Pacific Northwest as early as 30,000 years ago, the first permanent human habitation of western Washington began 12,000 to 13,000 years ago after the last glacial maximum ended and the Vashon Glacier retreated. [7]
Interior Salish (12 C, 25 P) N. Nuxalk (2 C, 19 P) S. Salishan languages (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Salish peoples" This category contains only the following page.
The term "Salish" originated in the modern era as an exonym created for linguistic research. Salish is an anglicization of Séliš, the endonym for the Salish Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. The Séliš were the easternmost Salish people and the first to have a diplomatic relationship with the United States so their name was applied broadly ...
Sustainable reef net fishing is a salmon harvesting technique created and used by Lummi and Coast Salish Indigenous people over 1,000 years. In WA’s northern waters, Lummi keep sustainable ...
Hibulb Cultural Center and Museum. In August 2011, the tribe opened the 23,000 square feet (2,100 m 2) Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve on the reservation. [17] The center includes museum exhibits of Tulalip history and artifacts, classrooms, an archaeological repository, a longhouse, and research library. Attached is a 50 ...
The Samish (Samish: Xws7ámesh) [1] are a Native American people who live in the U.S. state of Washington.They are a Central Coast Salish people.Through the years, they were assigned to reservations dominated by other Tribes, for instance, the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington and the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation.
Suquamish people traditionally speak a dialect of Lushootseed, which belongs to the Salishan language family. Like many Northwest Coast indigenous peoples pre-European contact, the Suquamish enjoyed the rich bounty of land and sea west of the Cascade Mountains. They fished for salmon and harvested shellfish in local waters and Puget Sound. The ...
The Duwamish are a Southern Coast Salish people. The Southern Coast Salish are a group of related peoples who share similar culture, history, and customs. Included in this classification are the many Lushootseed-speaking peoples and the Twana (who speak the Twana language). The broader Coast Salish are a group of related peoples who have ...