Nisqually River region

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The Nisqually River region is a culturally and historically significant area in western Washington State, central to the traditional homelands, fishing rights, and environmental stewardship of the Nisqually people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
associatedWith Boldt Decision
Nisqually fishing rights struggles
Treaty of Medicine Creek
climate temperate maritime climate
contains Joint Base Lewis–McChord vicinity
Nisqually Glacier
Nisqually Indian Reservation
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Nisqually River
Nisqually River delta
Nisqually Valley
country United States
culturallySignificantFor Nisqually people
drainageBasinOf Nisqually River
emptiesInto southern Puget Sound
linked to: South Puget Sound
flowsThrough Lewis County, Washington
Pierce County, Washington
linked to: Pierce County

Thurston County, Washington
governedInPartBy Nisqually Indian Tribe
State of Washington
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
forested watershed
riverine ecosystem
hasLandUse agricultural lands
conservation areas
military reservation
tribal lands
hasPrimaryRiver Nisqually River
historicallySignificantFor Nisqually people
importantFor salmon habitat
steelhead habitat
waterfowl habitat
knownFor environmental stewardship
salmon fisheries
tribal fishing rights
locatedIn United States
western Washington State
partOf Puget Sound watershed
linked to: Puget Sound
protectedBy Mount Rainier National Park
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
sourceRegion Mount Rainier
supportsActivity environmental education
recreational fishing
subsistence harvesting
tribal fishing
wildlife viewing
traditionalHomelandOf Nisqually people

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Treaty of Medicine Creek affects Nisqually River region
DuPont, Washington locatedOn Nisqually Plain
linked to: Nisqually River region
Chief Leschi associatedWith Nisqually River region
Puget Sound War primaryTheater Nisqually River valley
linked to: Nisqually River region
Nisqually Indian Reservation borderedBy Nisqually River valley
linked to: Nisqually River region
William Fraser Tolmie associatedWith Nisqually region
linked to: Nisqually River region
Nisqually River region contains Nisqually Valley
linked to: Nisqually River region
Yelm Prairie associatedWith Nisqually River valley
linked to: Nisqually River region
Yelm–Tenino Trail passesNear Nisqually River basin
linked to: Nisqually River region