Interior Salish peoples
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The Interior Salish peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Interior Plateau region of British Columbia and the northwestern United States who share related Salishan languages and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interior Salish peoples canonical | 8 |
| Interior Salish | 2 |
| Indigenous peoples of the interior of northwestern North America | 1 |
| Interior Salish region | 1 |
| Southern Interior Salish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2446833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Interior Salish peoples Context triple: [Nlaka'pamux, partOf, Interior Salish peoples]
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Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples are the diverse First Nations and Native American societies of the coastal regions of present-day British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska, known for their complex social structures, rich ceremonial traditions, and distinctive art forms such as totem poles and elaborate wood carvings.
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Northern Straits Salish
Northern Straits Salish is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by several Coast Salish communities in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest.
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Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples
The Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples are Indigenous Coast Salish communities of southeastern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands whose shared language and culture are rooted in the Hul’q’umi’num’ dialect of Halkomelem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Interior Salish peoples Target entity description: The Interior Salish peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Interior Plateau region of British Columbia and the northwestern United States who share related Salishan languages and cultural traditions.
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A.
Coast Salish peoples
The Coast Salish peoples are a group of culturally and linguistically related Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, known for their complex social systems, rich artistic traditions, and deep connections to the land and waterways of the Salish Sea region.
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B.
Chinookan peoples
The Chinookan peoples are Native American groups traditionally living along the lower Columbia River and nearby Pacific coast, known for their complex plank-house villages, river-based trade networks, and rich artistic and ceremonial traditions.
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C.
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples are the diverse First Nations and Native American societies of the coastal regions of present-day British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska, known for their complex social structures, rich ceremonial traditions, and distinctive art forms such as totem poles and elaborate wood carvings.
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Northern Straits Salish
Northern Straits Salish is an Indigenous Salishan language traditionally spoken by several Coast Salish communities in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound region of the Pacific Northwest.
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Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples
The Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples are Indigenous Coast Salish communities of southeastern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands whose shared language and culture are rooted in the Hul’q’umi’num’ dialect of Halkomelem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous peoples of North America
ⓘ
cultural-linguistic group ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Coeur d’Alene language
ⓘ
surface form:
Coeur dʼAlene language
Okanagan language ⓘ
surface form:
Colville-Okanagan language
Kalispel-Pend d’Oreille language ⓘ
surface form:
Kalispel-Pend dʼOreille language
Lillooet language ⓘ Okanagan language ⓘ Shuswap language ⓘ Spokane language ⓘ Thompson language ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
impacted by Canadian colonial policies
ⓘ
impacted by United States federal Indian policy ⓘ |
| contemporaryStatus |
recognized as First Nations in Canada
ⓘ
recognized as Native American tribes in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea | Plateau culture area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Interior Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Plateau region
|
| includes |
Coeur d'Alene people
ⓘ
surface form:
Coeur dʼAlene people
Colville people ⓘ Flathead (Salish) people ⓘ
surface form:
Flathead people
Kalispel people ⓘ Nespelem people ⓘ Nlaka'pamux ⓘ
surface form:
Nlakaʼpamux
Okanogan people (U.S.) ⓘ Pend dʼOreille people ⓘ Pend dʼOreille people ⓘ
surface form:
Sanpoil people
Secwepemc Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Secwepemc
Sinixt ⓘ Spokane people ⓘ Stʼatʼimc ⓘ Colville-Okanagan ⓘ
surface form:
Syilx Okanagan
|
| languageFamily | Interior Salish languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch |
Interior Salish languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Interior Salish
Interior Salish peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Interior Salish
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| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern United States
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| notableResource | salmon ⓘ |
| partOf |
W̱SÁNEĆ people
ⓘ
surface form:
Salish peoples
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| sharesCulturalTraditionsWith | other Salish peoples ⓘ |
| sharesLanguageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Plateau Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
Interior Plateau ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
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Subject: Interior Salish peoples Description of subject: The Interior Salish peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Interior Plateau region of British Columbia and the northwestern United States who share related Salishan languages and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (13)
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