Nooksack

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Nooksack is a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting the Nooksack River valley in what is now northwestern Washington State.

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Nooksack canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
Native American people
country United States
culturalAffiliation Coast Salish peoples
culturalArea Coast Salish
culturalPractice canoe culture
potlatch-style gatherings
culturalRevitalizationEffort language revitalization programs
traditional arts and crafts
economicActivities gaming operations
tribal enterprises
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognized yes
federalRecognitionYear 1973
governingBody Nooksack Indian Tribe
historicalImpact affected by colonization and forced assimilation policies in Washington State
languageFamily Salishan languages
languageStatus critically endangered
locatedIn Whatcom County, Washington
linked to: Whatcom County
modernPopulationLocation Skagit County, Washington
linked to: Skagit County

Whatcom County, Washington
linked to: Whatcom County
primaryRiver Nooksack River
recognizedTribalEntity Nooksack Indian Tribe
region Pacific Northwest
relatedEthnicGroup Lummi
Skagit
linked to: Upper Skagit

Sto:lo
linked to: Sto:lo Nation
religion Christianity
traditional Coast Salish spirituality
reservation Nooksack Indian Reservation
reservationState Washington
stateRecognized yes
traditionalHousing cedar plank houses
traditionalLanguage Lhéchalosem
Nooksack language
traditionalSubsistence gathering wild plants
hunting
salmon fishing
traditionalTerritory Nooksack River valley
linked to: Nooksack Valley

northwestern Washington State
treatyHistory affected by 19th-century U.S. treaties in Washington Territory
tribalEnrollmentBasis lineal descent
tribalHeadquarters Deming, Washington
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for Nooksack language orthographies)

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Nooksack language endonym Nooksack